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The Thirteen Curses (Thirteen Treasures #2)

by Michelle Harrison (Goodreads Author)

4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 · rating details · 965 ratings · 150 reviews

When fairies stole her brother, Red vowed to get him back. Now trapped in the fairy realm, she begs an audience with the fairy court where she strikes a bargain. Her brother will be returned - but only if she can complete a task set by the court. In a world of trickery and deception, Red is about to find that not all is as it seems. For even if she succeeds, will the fairi...more

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Published January 2010 by Simon & Schuster UK

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Mar 22, 2013 Jo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Let me just start off by saying that I had no idea that this a second book. (I know, I know, I can be a moron sometimes!) Someone randomly lent it to me and I always being keen for a good fantasy novel just started reading it. I will admit at some points I found myself wondering if I was a missing something but I thought maybe it would be revealed later on in the book. And surprise surprise it was! That was round about when I found out it was a sequel. But I was too far in by then to stop readin...more

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Oct 11, 2012 Leslie Preddy rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: grades 5-8

In this sequel to 13 Treasures, the story of the human world, the fairy world, and where those two worlds meet
continues. In this sequel we are reintroduced to Fabian and Tanya, who has the unusual gift of seeing fey in the human
world. Although Tanya has a piece of the story, this is about Red, and picks up her story with Red in the harsh and
dangerous fairy realm searching for her abducted brother. Keeping the readers’ interest, the story alternates amongst Red’s past beginning with the death of...more

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Sep 29, 2011 Brandy Painter rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, middle-grade

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What worked for me: The Faerie lore continues to follow traditional tales while expanding them. Red and Warwick actually get to attend the feast where the switch between the rule of the Seelie and the Unseelie Courts occur and I thought both courts were portrayed well. There is just enough darkness in the Unseelie to remain true to the myth without making it too dark for children. The Seelie, while not as dark, are shown to be just as heartless and unthinking of using huma...more

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Jul 29, 2011 Brina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Red ist schon lange auf der Suche nach ihrem Bruder James. Endlich hat sie es geschafft, einen Weg in das Reich der Elfen zu finden. Doch leider ist dieser Weg steiniger als gedacht, denn viele Gefahren und Hindernisse stellen sich ihr in den Weg.
Als sie endlich den Königshof erreicht, erfährt sie nur wenig Verständnis für ihre Situation. Doch der König gibt ihr eine Chance, um James’ aus dem Elfenreich zu befreien.
Er gibt ihr eine Aufgabe, die eine Menge Gefahren beinhaltet.
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Jun 05, 2011 Nancy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Michelle Harrison knows a lot about fairy lore. She takes this knowledge and writes a story about an early teenage girl who has the second sight and her toddler brother. Rowan has always seen fairies. They are not beautiful and kind creatures but malicious and stink of earth other smells not so pleasant. She and her brother are suddenly orphaned and sent to a home for orphans. But fairies do lurk in this home and eventually a greedy fairy starts kidnapping babies and replacing them with "changel...more

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Jan 09, 2010 Mary rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Thirteen Curses is a story of what happens when our world and fairy land come together. But this isn't the Fairyland of gossamer winged beings granting human wishes, rather one where the fairies are more like pixies or even goblins, teasing and tricking people, stealing human children and replacing them with their own. Rowan's brother has been taken by the fairies, to free him she must find the 13 missing charms of an enchanted bracelet, which were once treasures but have now become curses -...more

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Dec 18, 2011 Charlotte Phillips rated it 4 of 5 stars

In my opinion this was perhaps better than the first one merely because it seemed to go into more depth and detail in that the characters were given the chance to really come alive here with detail and a history. I loved the way that we were introduced to one of the characters from the first novel, but that we were also able to really dive into her life and gain a better understanding of who she is and what she is all about. I felt that the adventure she had to go meant that the reader became mo...more In my opinion this was perhaps better than the first one merely because it seemed to go into more depth and detail in that the characters were given the chance to really come alive here with detail and a history. I loved the way that we were introduced to one of the characters from the first novel, but that we were also able to really dive into her life and gain a better understanding of who she is and what she is all about. I felt that the adventure she had to go meant that the reader became more understanding of the fairy world and what it occured of. It just seemed to hold much more adventure within it than that of the first book. However, there was still this essence of mystery in the background as well that was slightly annoying because it just made you wonder if the reader purposely leaves things undetailed so that you carry on with series.

I felt that the author really put a lot of care and attention into her main character here, and that the main characters of the first novel just became the background characters that were along for the ride. In this novel it was evident that she wanted the reader to understand the characters hard face nature, the reason for why she acted so tough and yet to show the reader that actually she is just as vulnerable and scared as any other person that is in her situation. For me the ending seemed a little cliche but at the same time it seemed to work because you were not expecting it. As far as you were concerned she had the second site like the other female characters. Yet what you did not expect was what her aunt told her. This in many ways added a whole new twist into the story.

The problem with this twist, was that I felt it was rushed through. It was captured within the last one hundred pages of the novel and it was not really focused on. I just felt that perhaps this could have been elaborated on more, to really give you the understanding of who she was. For example, perhaps the author could identify with the reader what sort of impact this will have on her life and her future. What does it now mean for her? does it change anything about her life and lifestyle. Perhaps it is just me being picky, but I do feel that this could have been elaborated on more and that it would have added even more to the novel, because a little more interest and power.

I would recommend this series of novels to anyone that likes to read books based on fairies, because it just holds and offers a whole new perspective that is different and unseen. Its engaging and yet racey at the same time and just pulls you in to this whole new world where not everything is as sweet as sugar.(less)

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Jun 08, 2012 Diana rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: action, fairies, fantasy, fiction, friendship, paranormal

I loved the first book, so I was eager to read this one too. I like how it contained more about Rowan Fox, who is a really interesting character. This book also had more about the 13 treasures, which made the title fit more than in the first book, where the treasures played a very small role. The reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is that it has "sequel syndrome", where it constantly reminds readers of details from the previous book. I'm okay with a few reminders, but it seemed like every ot...more

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Mar 29, 2012 Jenny Jones rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kid-lit

I enjoyed this second book in the '13' series very much. In this book some of the characters travel to the faerie realm and I particularly loved the sense being in a familiar landscape but a totally unfamiliar and terrifying alternate version of it. I still think that the author manages her settings better than her characterisation but I don't think that in this case it detracted too much from the overall affect of the book. Sometimes the most compelling part of a story is the setting rather tha...more

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Oct 30, 2011 Lilit rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book 13 Curses is the continuation of 13 Treasures. Red the girl who's brother was took away from her. She vowed that she was going to get him back. That is why she traded with Tanya beacuse her brother is in the fairy realm so when Tanya was going to get sucked in the fairy realm forever Red took her place to get to her brother. Nell the new maid in the Elvesden manor was sucked in to the fairy rings which leads to the fairy realm. Warwick Fabians father heads out to find Nell. This whole...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Kristina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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My Thoughts: This story had everything I was waiting for in the first book. More about the fairies, more about the 13 treasures and more Red.
There were times when I thought Red was a little too full of herself but overall I was glad she was the main character in this book. Tanya, Fabian and even Warwick are also important in this.
I liked how the fairies were represented. With the Seelie being "good" and the Unseelie being the...more

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Jul 29, 2011 Phoebe rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Beckah, Deborah, Valerie

Shelves: fairy-fantasy, ya

Red takes center stage this time around, having traded her life for Tanya's, and she now finds herself in fairy land--hunted and caught by a disgusting old creature called the Hedgewitch, held captive in a cellar, and doomed to die most unpleasantly. The arrival of Warwick (captured as he was attempting to rescue Florence's new housekeeper, who strayed into the woods) is a surprise, and even more surprising is the Hedgewitch's sudden poisoning and death. Warwick and Red are led to the Fairy Cour...more

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Jul 02, 2010 Bella (Bella's Wonderworld) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: all-age-fantasy, joung-adult, jugendliteratur

Michelle Harrisons Jugendroman "Zwischen den Nebeln" ist der zweite Teil der Elfenseel Reihe. Schon im ersten Teil des zauberhaften Elfenromans sucht Red einen Weg ins Elfenreich um ihren Bruder James aufzuspüren der ihr schon als Baby von den Elfen genommen worden ist.

Nun hat Red endlich einen Weg zu den Elfen gefunden und muss so einige Abenteuer auf dem Weg zum Königshof bestehen. Doch sie ist nicht alleine, denn Warwick wird durch eine Aneinanderkettung der Umstände auch ins Elfenreich gezog...more Michelle Harrisons Jugendroman "Zwischen den Nebeln" ist der zweite Teil der Elfenseel Reihe. Schon im ersten Teil des zauberhaften Elfenromans sucht Red einen Weg ins Elfenreich um ihren Bruder James aufzuspüren der ihr schon als Baby von den Elfen genommen worden ist.

Nun hat Red endlich einen Weg zu den Elfen gefunden und muss so einige Abenteuer auf dem Weg zum Königshof bestehen. Doch sie ist nicht alleine, denn Warwick wird durch eine Aneinanderkettung der Umstände auch ins Elfenreich gezogen und begegnet Red in der Gefangenschaft der Heckenhexe. Gemeisam gelingt ihnen die Flucht…doch am Königshof angekommen muss sich Red auf einen Handel einlassen der genauso gefährlich wie auch aussichtslos scheint…

Zurück in der Menschenwelt macht sich Red zusammen mit ihren Freunden Tanya und Fabian auf die Suche der 13 Schätze um den Handel mit dem Königreich zu gewinnen, doch Red ahnt nicht das ihr eine Falle gestellt wurde der sie nicht entrinnen kann.

Schon beim ersten Band von Elfenseele hat mich das hübsche Cover wie magisch angezogen, so ist es mir schließlich auch bei "Zwischen den Nebeln" ergangen bei dem das Cover in schönen warmen Rot bzw. Magenta- und Lilatönen gehalten ist und man verschwommen ein Mädchengesicht erkennen kann.

Voller Vorfreude klappte ich Michelle Harrisons Werk auf und tauche ein in die magische Welt der Elfen, Feen und Kobolde. Fast nahtlos und genauso spannend knüpft "Zwischen den Nebeln" an seinen Vorgänger " Hinter dem Augenblick" an. Im ersten Band spielt Rowan Fox auch "Red" genannt schon eine Nebenrolle die sich im zweiten Band der Elfenseele Trilogie zu einer Hauptrolle auswächst, so dass die vorherigen Hauptprotagonisten Tanya und Fabian in den Hintergrund rücken. Mir persönlich hat es sehr gut gefallen etwas mehr über die faszienierende Persönlichkeit von Rowan zu erfahren, und habe gespannt mitverfolgt was sie in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart erlebt.

Auch über Fabians Vater Warwick bekommt der Leser nun einen genaueren Einblick in sein Leben und vor allem seine Vergangenheit. Außerdem trifft man auf weitere bekannte Charaktere wie z. B. Tanyas Großmutter Florence und neu hinzugekommene Persönlichkeiten wie die Haushälterin Nell, die durch ihre komische Figur und Kleidungsstil gleich heraussticht.

Michelle Harrisons Schreibstil ist leicht verständlich und dennoch geht die Autorin auf viele Details ein und erschafft somit farbenprächtige Bilder vor meinem inneren Auge. Als Leser kann ich mir nur zugut die Elfen und Kobolde aber auch die Heckenhexe vorstellen. Außerdem gefällt mir die Spannungskurve die sich, im Gegenteil zum ersten Elfenseelenband, wie ein rotes Band durch den ganzen Roman zieht.

Das Ende von "Zwischen den Nebeln" hat mich jetzt schon neugierig auf den Abschluss der Elfenseele Trilogie gemacht, der im Januar 2011 im englischen original erscheint.

Mein Fazit:

Eine farbenfrohe und fesselnde Vortsetzung der Elfenseele Trilogie!
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Jan 23, 2010 Erika rated it 4 of 5 stars

Tanya has discarded the charm bracelet that reminds her of the previous summer’s nightmare from The Thirteen Treasures. Burdened with bad memories, the bracelet is left on Florence’s kitchen table while Tanya (back at her grandmother’s house for mid-term vacations) and Fabian venture into Hangman’s Wood to return Mad Morag’s magical compass. It belongs with her now that, as promised, it no longer works for the children. As the duo enters the woods, the bracelet, alone on the table, reminds the r...more

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Jan 09, 2010 Jenny / Wondrous Reads rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: for-review, uk-author, highly-recommended, signed

Fairies! Goblins! Witches! Welcome to The Thirteen Curses.

After reading Michelle Harrison's fantastic debut novel The Thirteen Treasures, I was so excited to get stuck into The Thirteen Curses. Having now read both books, I'd go so far as to say that Harrison is up there with my favourite UK authors, and is now in the good company of Marcus Sedgwick, Sarra Manning and Lucy Christopher. Seriously, she's that good.

The Thirteen Curses is so hard to put down it's almost impossible, and aside from so...more

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Feb 06, 2011 Dine rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Der Einband ist, wie beim ersten Band, schön gestaltet. Auf dem Cover ist ein Mädchengesicht mit blauen Augen zu sehen. Blätter und Zweige, die von zartem Weißrosa bis zu angenehmen Lilatönen gehalten sind, umringen ihr Gesicht.
Im Vordergrund, in einer schönen, geschwungenen, weißen Schrift, steht das Wort "Elfenseele". Darunter, in dunklem Lila gehalten, der Titel "Zwischen den Nebeln".

Dieser Roman ist ein wunderschönes Jugendbuch, das auf den ersten Teil "Hinter dem Augenblick" aufbaut. Empfeh...more

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Feb 22, 2012 Lizzie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is by Michelle Harrison and is called 13 Curses.I've read it by the dates of Dec.2011-Jan.2012. The book is about a young girl named Rowan.Her parents died in a car wreck and she has to go to a children home/orphanage and her brother gets kidnapped by fairies.She goes to the Fairy Realm and meets a man named Warwick that helps her get to the Fairy Court.But when they get there, the fairy king and queen give her a task to find the 13 charms that was on a bracelet.When she gets out of th...more

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Jul 04, 2011 Melissa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, books-i-adored

The Thirteen Curses continues from The Thirteen Treasures, where Red is now trapped in the fairy realm. She manages to gain an audience with the fairy court where she bargains for her stolen brother. In exchange for him, she must retrieve thirteen different charms. But in a world of trickery and deception, Red is about to find that not all is as it seems.

What an adventure! I love the world Michelle Harrison has created. It well and truly feels fae every time I read this book and the way she writ...more

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Jun 02, 2010 Kerstin rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Kurzbeschreibung:
Endlich ist es Red gelungen, einen Weg ins Elfenreich zu finden. Sie will ihren Bruder James befreien, der als Baby von Feen entführt wurde. Auf ihrem Weg zum Königshof der Elfen begegnen ihr Gefahren, wie sie sie in ihren schlimmsten Albträumen nicht gesehen hat, doch sie findet auch Verbündete, wo sie sie am wenigsten vermutet.
Aber James' Freiheit hat ihren Preis: Red lässt sich auf einen Handel mit dem König der Elfen ein, der sie das Leben kosten könnte. Gemeinsam mit ihren...more Kurzbeschreibung:
Endlich ist es Red gelungen, einen Weg ins Elfenreich zu finden. Sie will ihren Bruder James befreien, der als Baby von Feen entführt wurde. Auf ihrem Weg zum Königshof der Elfen begegnen ihr Gefahren, wie sie sie in ihren schlimmsten Albträumen nicht gesehen hat, doch sie findet auch Verbündete, wo sie sie am wenigsten vermutet.
Aber James' Freiheit hat ihren Preis: Red lässt sich auf einen Handel mit dem König der Elfen ein, der sie das Leben kosten könnte. Gemeinsam mit ihren Freunden Tanya und Fabian macht sie sich in der Menschenwelt auf eine gefährliche Suche. Sie ahnt nicht, dass der König ihr eine Fall gestellt hat, der sie nicht entrinnen kann.

Zur Autorin:
Michelle Harrison wurde 1979 geboren. Sie schreibt, seit sie denken kann, und hat schon früh begonnen, ihre Abenteuer in den Wäldern von Essex in spannende Geschichten zu fassen. Michelle Harrison sammelt illustrierte Kinderbücher und hat einen Abschluss in Kunstgeschichte. Heute arbeitet sie als Kinderbuchlektorin und lebt mit ihrem Partner Darren und der Katze Pepper in Oxford. Nach "Hinter dem Augenblick" ist "Zwischen den Nebeln" ihr zweiter Roman.

Red versteifte sich, als sie sah, wovor das Tier zurückgescheut war. Zwei Schattengestalten standen dort zwischen den Bäumen und versperrten ihnen den Weg aus dem Wald. (Seite 256)

Rezension:
"Zwischen den Nebeln" ist der 2. Band der "Elfenseele"-Trilogie. Michelle Harrison arbeitet gerade an Band 3, "The Thirteen Secrets", der im Januar 2011 im Original erscheinen wird und in dem Tanya und Fabian wieder mehr in den Mittelpunkt gerückt werden sollen. Im vorliegenden Buch ist die Protagonistin diesmal Rowan Fox, genannt Red, die bereits im Auftaktband eine Nebenrolle spielte.

Der Leser erfährt mehr über ihre Geschichte, die in Band 1 nur grob angerissen wurde, z. B. wie es dazu kam, dass ihr Bruder James von den Elfen entführt wurde. Tanya und Fabian spielen eine etwas untergeordnetere Rolle, aber sie stehen Red mit Rat und Tat zur Seite und helfen ihr so gut sie können, um Reds Aufgabe, die sie vom Elfenkönig gestellt bekommen hat, zu erfüllen.

Auch andere Nebenfiguren, die man bereits aus dem ersten Buch kennt, spielen wieder mit: Tanyas Großmutter Florence ist ebenso vertreten wie Warwick, Fabians Vater. Es gesellt sich noch Nell dazu, die neue Haushälterin, die etwas Zwielichtiges an sich hat.

Sehr gut gefallen hat mir, dass in diesem Band mit Rückblenden gearbeitet wird: Der Leser lernt Red besser kennen, da ihre Geschichte vom Unfall ihrer Eltern bis hin zum Leben im Kinderheim und James' Entführung erzählt wird. Man kann nun auch besser verstehen, warum Red manchmal sehr kalt und abweisend wirkt, was im ersten Buch nicht unbedingt nachvollziehbar war.

Zur Gestaltung des Buchs: Der Schutzumschlag ist komplett in Spotlack-Optik gehalten. Dominierend ist diesmal die Farbe Violett. Jedes Kapitel beginnt wie im ersten Band mit einem Großbuchstaben, den Michelle Harrison selbst mit sehr schönen Illustrationen gestaltet hat. Abgerundet wird der Gesamteindruck mit einem Lesebändchen.

Fazit: Eine wundervolle und würdige Fortsetzung von "Hinter dem Augenblick". Die 541 Seiten flogen nur so dahin und man kann sich einfach nur auf das nächste Abenteuer freuen.

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Mar 25, 2012 Alicia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Everyone

The Thirteen Treasures have become the Thirteen Curses.

When fairies stole her brother, Red vowed to get him back. Now trapped in the fairy realm, she begs an audience with the fairy court where she strikes a bargain. Her brother will be returned - but only if she can find the thirteen charms of Tanya's bracelet that have been scattered in the human world. Returning to Elvesden Manor, Red is assisted by Tanya and Fabian and a desperate hunt begins. Soon they make a shocking discovery. The charms...more

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Oct 25, 2011 Abbie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, adventure, fantasy, juvenile

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Jan 03, 2010 Tamsyn Murray rated it 5 of 5 stars

When Red Fox saw her brother stolen from the childrens' home, she vowed to get him back no matter what it took. The Thirteen Curses is the story of her struggle to do that.

The book starts with an overlap of the first book, told from Red's point of view as she finds her way around the faerie realm. Gradually, we learn more about her tragic past but Red isn't the kind of girl to let you feel sorry for her. She's feisty and determined and doesn't let anything stand in her way. The book flits betwee...more

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Mar 02, 2011 Vivienne Serendipity Reviews rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Thirteen Curses concentrates on the story of Red, who was one of my favourite characters in the first book The Thirteen Secrets. At the end of The Thirteen Secrets, Red swapped places with Tanya and became trapped in the fairy realm. Red is determined to find out what happened to her brother who was kidnapped by the fairies and sets off on a journey to the fairy court. Whilst confronting the fairy court, Tanya discovers that she will have to carry out a bargain, in order to see the safe retu...more The Thirteen Curses concentrates on the story of Red, who was one of my favourite characters in the first book The Thirteen Secrets. At the end of The Thirteen Secrets, Red swapped places with Tanya and became trapped in the fairy realm. Red is determined to find out what happened to her brother who was kidnapped by the fairies and sets off on a journey to the fairy court. Whilst confronting the fairy court, Tanya discovers that she will have to carry out a bargain, in order to see the safe return of her brother. He will be returned to her, if she can find all 13 charms from Tanya's bracelet which have been scattered around the human world.

Red returns to Elvesdon Manor and with the help of Tanya and Fabian, they begin the hunt for the charms. They have to think carefully where they would be and soon discover that the charms have taken a nasty turn and are now cursed. Each of the thirteen treasures has become a darker side of itself, and the longer the children take to find them, the worse the consequences are for who ever holds the charm.

I didn't think the story could get any darker from the first book, but it surely does. I can now envisage Michelle Harrison as Enid Blyton's dark side! The Thirteen Charms are cursed with such horrible curses that you can just imagine how evil they would have become if left undiscovered.

I loved that Red was the main character throughout this story. She really kicks butt. She is just so self reliant and full of feistiness, that no one would dare to cross her. Within her story, two rather surprising twists occur, neither of which I saw coming.

I loved the search for the charms and trying to second guess where they might be hidden. My favourite would have to be the one found on Oberon's collar which caused his food bowl to keep refilling, pushing his over eating to an extreme.

Just like the first novel, this book just flows and I found myself quickly absorbed back into the story. I have often found second books not to live up to their predecessors, but I found this one surpassed it. However, that might have a little to do with adoring Red. (Did I mention that before? Tee hee)

I truly love Michelle Harrison's imagination. She has created a world that I am sure I should live in. Her characters are so well written, you keep hoping they might pop up out of the page for a chat.

By the end of the book, I was left wondering what else could happen to Red, Tanya and Fabian, and have found my fingers creeping over towards the next book in the series to curb my impatient alter ego. It is so annoying when you have other books that must be read and you are desperate to finish a series. Watch out The Thirteen Secrets - I have my beady eye on you and I am coming to get you!

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Jan 01, 2013 Tamarah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: jf, ra-series

JF Har grades 4-up
The 13 Treasures have become the 13 Curses. When fairies stole her brother, Red vowed to get him back. Now trapped in the fairy realm, she begs to be seen before the fairy court where she strikes a bargain: Her brother in exchange for all thirteen charms from Tanya's bracelet.

Back at Elvesden Manor, Red, Tanya, and Fabian begin a desperate hunt, but as they soon find out, the fairies have done more than hide the charms; they've enchanted them with twisted qualities of the thirt...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Brett rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: juvenile-fantasy

It's kind of amazing how successful the "Disney-ization" of fairy tales & fantasy creatures has been. People in America tend to forget (if they ever even knew) that the original versions of those sweet movies laden with talking animals & happily-ever-afters, as recorded by the Brothers Grimm, for instance, were seriously dark. SERIOUSLY. And that most of the otherworldly creatures who populate them were also not cute or fuzzy. Fairies are a great example of this - fairies really messed w...more

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Jan 21, 2010 Sophie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: for-review, uk-author

The Thirteen Curses is the dark and edgy sequel to the spectacular, The Thirteen Treasures.

A supporting character from The Thirteen Treasures, Red, takes centre stage in the sequel. Red is a runaway and hid in Elvesden Manor and then saved Tanya’s life at the end of The Thirteen Treasures. We switch between Tanya and Red in alternate narration, one of my favourite formats to read. I loved learning more about the brave, daring and loyal Red and finding out, through flashback chapters, how she liv...more

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Sep 07, 2011 Anne rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, juvenile, fantasy-sci-fi, psc-reviews

Red's little brother has been kidnapped by fairies. In order to get him back, she goes before the fairy court where she begs for his life. She strikes a bargain wherein she must find all 13 charms from a bracelet in order to get him back. Red and her friends must now seek out all 13 treasures, except for they have turned into curses, each one worse than the one before it.

The writing is a bit sporadic. At times it flows smoothly, but then it jumps somewhat abruptly leaving the reader a bit discon...more

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Jul 25, 2010 Clare rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is yet another sequel that I managed to read before the first book in the series. Despite this I found it easy to be drawn into the book and the characters. I found them easy to relate to and could even imagine that fairies truly existed as in the book!
I am looking forward to reading this story to my sister. It is definitely a childrens book but one that older people can enjoy too. It was at times sad, and the ending itself nearly made me cry. (nearly).
But it is essentially a delightful c...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Dina rated it 4 of 5 stars

I think there are two other books prior to this one, but I didn't read them yet, and actually I don't think you need to. I picked up this book with no problem which is pretty neat.

It was an entertaining book. I don't want to be super critical because the book is intended to be for YA/8-12years, so my hang ups on knowing the direction of the story prior to the ending and not being surprised, is a reason I rarely read mystery stories anymore.

The characters and the world created by the aurthor is...more

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May 16, 2011 Becky rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Ages 11-15

Shelves: tweens, adventure, fantasy, suspense

After reading the first in this series, 13 Treasures, and enjoying it, I was happy to get an advanced reading copy of this sequel. I'm not a big fan of fairy stories, but this book was about half based in the fairy realm and half in the real world, so it had enough non-fairy stuff to please me. It took me longer to get into this one than the first, but when the three main young characters, Red/Rowan, Tanya, and Fabian (who I grew to really like and root for in the first book) set out to find the...more

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Michelle Harrison is a former Waterstone's bookseller and assistant editor for Oxford University Press. She now writes full-time. Originally from Grays in Essex, she has a degree in Illustration and lives in Oxfordshire with her partner and two cats. Her first novel, THE 13 TREASURES, won the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and has sold into seventeen other countries as well as the UK. It is fo...more

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