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The Bag of Bones by Vivian French

calistareads's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed this book. I want to read them all. This is set in a magical kingdom ruled by Queen Bluebell the 28th. She has to announce her heir and her daughter is missing. the witches are typically silly, yet one shows up using deep magic which is black magic and things start happening.

Gracie lives with the crones who weave the web of time and they see black magic spreading all over the web. Gracie sets off to fix everything. There are trolls, bats, rats and witches in this book. There is also a prince.

This book was simply a fun read. I enjoyed it. The characters are fun, the world is a little dark and a little creepy and it feels safe. The characters are quirky and there is plenty of magic. The dark witch feels bad without being too scary. Great for middle grade readers.

myreadingiserratic's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

sean67's review against another edition

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3.0

Book two of this fantasy series by French, and whilst it is certainly not a favourite of mine, I think I engaged more with this book, and perhaps I am getting used to the cadence of the series.
A good introduction to the genre for younger readers, and if it shows anything it does show that the junior fiction area in the library is far broader and far more involved than it is given credit for, and some junior novels as they are called are more involved and set out than their adult contemporaries.

emillyrw's review against another edition

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  • Strong character development? Yes

3.0

calistareads's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed this book. I want to read them all. This is set in a magical kingdom ruled by Queen Bluebell the 28th. She has to announce her heir and her daughter is missing. the witches are typically silly, yet one shows up using deep magic which is black magic and things start happening.

Gracie lives with the crones who weave the web of time and they see black magic spreading all over the web. Gracie sets off to fix everything. There are trolls, bats, rats and witches in this book. There is also a prince.

This book was simply a fun read. I enjoyed it. The characters are fun, the world is a little dark and a little creepy and it feels safe. The characters are quirky and there is plenty of magic. The dark witch feels bad without being too scary. Great for middle grade readers.

meganlouise815's review against another edition

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5.0

A rare fantasy book that I thoroughly enjoyed! I bought this on a holiday with me (after borrowing it from the library) and HAD to read it because I had run out of books to read (but was pleasantly surprised by it)

cindyc3689's review against another edition

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3.0

di sequelnya ini, petualangan pangeran marcus dan gracie gillypot (dan gubble dan paman marlon, tentu) masih tetap seru untuk diikuti, tapiii... tidak se-hillarious buku pertamanya yg penuh candaan terhadap dongeng2 klasik. cerita ttg para tikus sosialis, penguasa panti asuhan kejam n putri mahkota yang hilang berasa kagok sekali dalam berkisah plus twist-nya yg sudah sangat tertebak.
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