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4.0
One of my favorite parts of a mom to tweens is finding books that I think they'll love. It's even better when I end up loving them, too. I started Merlin's Apprentice wondering how deep into Arthurian legends we would go. With this being the first in the series, I was pleasantly pleased and surprised to find myself fully immersed in a novel that I had to know what was going to happen next. The world building was phenomenal and the emotions this book stirred up had me feeling like I was walking alongside Pip, the main character who is a mage that is hiding his newly found magic. When he and his parents are taken in to be sold to other mages as slaves due to a royal decree, he reveals that he is also a mage. It is then that Merlin decides to take him on as an apprentice and Pip's adventure starts.
I am incredibly excited and anxious to see where Pip, Merlin, and Merlin's scribe slash Pip's new friend, Alfred, go next.
Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for allowing me the chance to receive an advance reader's copy in exchange for my review on this book. I already cannot wait for the next one.
I am incredibly excited and anxious to see where Pip, Merlin, and Merlin's scribe slash Pip's new friend, Alfred, go next.
Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for allowing me the chance to receive an advance reader's copy in exchange for my review on this book. I already cannot wait for the next one.
giuls02's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Grazie a NetGalley per questa copia digitale. Era la prima volta che provavo a richiedere un libro su NetGallery e questo è uno dei tanti che mi ispirava.
Esce oggi 10 Gennaio e nonostante sia più per ragazzi, è stata una piacevole lettura. Per chi come me ama la leggeda di Re Artù non può farsi scappare uno dei pochi libri che parli di questo mito.
La lettura è veloce e il linguaggio in lingua inglese è molto semplice dqa capire anche se non è la tua lingua madre.
Tra magus e ordinarius, Mordred e Re Artù, Pip, il protagonista, ci porta in un'avventura per salvare la sua famiglia resa schiava e alla ricerca di sè.
E' un libro molto veloce e nonostante qalcune volte il comportamento di Pip dava un pò sui nervi, mi è piaciuto e penso sia il lirbo perfetto per quei ragazzi che vogliono affacciarsi al mondo della lettura e più precisamente al fantasy.
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Thanks to NetGalley for this digital copy. It was the first time I tried to request a book on NetGallery and this is one of the many that inspired me.
It comes out today 10 January and despite being more for youth, it was a pleasant read. For those who, like me, love King Arthur’s legend, one of the few books that speaks of this myth cannot be missed.
Reading is fast and the English language is very easy to understand even if it's not your native language.
Between Magus and Ordinarius, Mordred and King Arthur, Pip, the main character, takes us on an adventure to save his family enslaved and searching for himself.
It’s a very fast book and despite some times Pip’s behavior got a little on the nerves, I liked it and I think it’s the perfect book for those kids who want to look at the world of reading and more precisely fantasy.
Esce oggi 10 Gennaio e nonostante sia più per ragazzi, è stata una piacevole lettura. Per chi come me ama la leggeda di Re Artù non può farsi scappare uno dei pochi libri che parli di questo mito.
La lettura è veloce e il linguaggio in lingua inglese è molto semplice dqa capire anche se non è la tua lingua madre.
Tra magus e ordinarius, Mordred e Re Artù, Pip, il protagonista, ci porta in un'avventura per salvare la sua famiglia resa schiava e alla ricerca di sè.
E' un libro molto veloce e nonostante qalcune volte il comportamento di Pip dava un pò sui nervi, mi è piaciuto e penso sia il lirbo perfetto per quei ragazzi che vogliono affacciarsi al mondo della lettura e più precisamente al fantasy.
🇬🇧
Thanks to NetGalley for this digital copy. It was the first time I tried to request a book on NetGallery and this is one of the many that inspired me.
It comes out today 10 January and despite being more for youth, it was a pleasant read. For those who, like me, love King Arthur’s legend, one of the few books that speaks of this myth cannot be missed.
Reading is fast and the English language is very easy to understand even if it's not your native language.
Between Magus and Ordinarius, Mordred and King Arthur, Pip, the main character, takes us on an adventure to save his family enslaved and searching for himself.
It’s a very fast book and despite some times Pip’s behavior got a little on the nerves, I liked it and I think it’s the perfect book for those kids who want to look at the world of reading and more precisely fantasy.
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