Now trapped in the fairy realm, Red begs to be seen before the fairy court where she strikes a bargain: Her brother in exchange for all 13 charms f...
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Sep 29, 2011
Brandy
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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 o More...
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 o More...
Jul 29, 2011
Brina
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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 Gef More...
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.
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Jun 05, 2011
Nancy
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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 "c
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Jan 09, 2010
Mary
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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 cur More...
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Dec 18, 2011
Charlotte
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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
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Oct 30, 2011
Lilit
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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 w
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Jul 29, 2011
Phoebe
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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 Co
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Jul 02, 2010
Bella (Bella's Wonderworld)
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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 auc More...
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 auc More...
Jan 23, 2010
Erika
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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
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Jan 20, 2010
Jenny
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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 impos More...
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 impos More...
Feb 06, 2011
Dine
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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 " More...
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 " More...
Feb 22, 2012
Lizzie
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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 t
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Jul 04, 2011
Melissa
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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 More...
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 More...
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Jun 02, 2010
Kerstin
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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. Gemeinsa More...
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. Gemeinsa More...
Oct 25, 2011
Abbie
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Jan 03, 2010
Tamsyn
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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 More...
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 More...
Mar 02, 2011
Vivienne
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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
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Jan 21, 2010
Sophie
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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, More...
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, More...
Sep 07, 2011
Anne
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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 reade More...
The writing is a bit sporadic. At times it flows smoothly, but then it jumps somewhat abruptly leaving the reade More...
Jul 25, 2010
Clare
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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 More...
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 More...
May 16, 2011
Becky
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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 t
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Aug 23, 2011
**Originally posted on www.bunnycates.com**
I received this book for review, and was blown away by it’s gorgeousness!
I sat down and started to flip through it and was so sad to find out it was a BOOK TWO in a series! bah! You guys know me, and how I hate to read a series out of order, so I ended up setting it aside until I could get the first book in the series. I got 13 Treasures : book one (my review is here) and omgosh LOVED LOVED LOVED it. Uhm… Did I mention
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Dec 29, 2011
Laura
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An sequel, but not quite, to 13 Treasures, which I enjoyed. The same characters appear, but this is more Red's story than Tanya's. Since I sense that there's another book coming, can I just ask for one from Fabian's point-of-view?
Red's time in the land of the fay is, of course, passing faster than time in the non-fay world. After being trapped by the Hedgewitch, she learns more about her brother's capture and meets Stitch, a human who decides to help her with her quest to plead fo More...
Red's time in the land of the fay is, of course, passing faster than time in the non-fay world. After being trapped by the Hedgewitch, she learns more about her brother's capture and meets Stitch, a human who decides to help her with her quest to plead fo More...
Feb 21, 2011
Angel
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REVIEW FOR THE THIRTEEN CURSES BY MICHELLE HARRISON
I've waited eagerly for this book ever since I stumbled upon a copy of The Thirteen Treasures (the previous book) at the local library. As The Thirteen Treasures series is an originally UK published book, almost all three books in the trilogy have been released in England. Although the age group that the Thirteen Treasures series is directed at is about 10 and up, I feel as if the only reason why this wouldn't appeal to teens is just t More...
I've waited eagerly for this book ever since I stumbled upon a copy of The Thirteen Treasures (the previous book) at the local library. As The Thirteen Treasures series is an originally UK published book, almost all three books in the trilogy have been released in England. Although the age group that the Thirteen Treasures series is directed at is about 10 and up, I feel as if the only reason why this wouldn't appeal to teens is just t More...
Jan 03, 2011
Michelle (Clover Hill Book Reviews)
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The cover on this is similar to The 13 Treasures, although this one is blue, whereas The 13 Treasures copy I had was red.
Yeyyy! I thoroughly enjoyed the first in the series, The 13 Treasures, last year. I'm always apprehensive when it comes to reading series books, as in an ideal world every book would be just as good as the first, which is not always the case. The 13 Curses continued the series on the same high level with superb storytelling from Michelle Harrison, and was again an More...
Yeyyy! I thoroughly enjoyed the first in the series, The 13 Treasures, last year. I'm always apprehensive when it comes to reading series books, as in an ideal world every book would be just as good as the first, which is not always the case. The 13 Curses continued the series on the same high level with superb storytelling from Michelle Harrison, and was again an More...
Oct 29, 2010
SJH (A Dream of Books)
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This is the second book in a trilogy which began with ‘The Thirteen Treasures’. Yet again, I’ve read book 2 first but it really didn’t matter because I immediately got swept along with the story. ‘The Thirteen Curses’ is an imaginative romp through the faerie world. Michelle Harrison has crafted a magical world of faeries and goblins that is so absorbing I forgot where I was at times! The first few pages take the reader straight into the flow of the story and we join Red as she attempts to r
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Mar 03, 2010
Emma
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In this installment, The Thirteen Curses, from Michelle Harrison we follow the story of Red who we met in the first installment- The Thirteen Treasures. For me, this second installment was amazing. Even now I’m sat here trying not to gush and say, ‘I loved this book just because.’
Due to the fact that the truth had come out in the previous novel, there was more freedom to give a back-story to the characters from the beginning rather than throw it at the reader all at once near the e More...
Due to the fact that the truth had come out in the previous novel, there was more freedom to give a back-story to the characters from the beginning rather than throw it at the reader all at once near the e More...
Dec 29, 2011
Yapha
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I found this sequel to 13 Treasures a little hard to get in to in the beginning, maybe because it had been awhile since I read the first one. With the help of the flashbacks, I found myself being drawn in and enjoying it more and more. I really think that you need to read 13 Treasures first, to appreciate all of the characters, though I also had hard time with that one at the start. They are both well worth reading. There was a nice little twist at the end too. Recommended for grades 5 & up.
Apr 16, 2010
Saya
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Even better (and thicker) than Thirteen Treasures. Although it wasn't unpredictable, it was interesting, plot-driven, and well-written. The strands of the plot were interwoven with sophistication, and the characters had surprising emotional depth. Again, a book an adult can read and enjoy.
I was surprised the author was so young - young authors recently seem to have gravitated toward writing paranormal romance, which does my head in. Enough of that, thx.
I was surprised the author was so young - young authors recently seem to have gravitated toward writing paranormal romance, which does my head in. Enough of that, thx.
Jul 01, 2010
Dom
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It was good enough, however i felt that half the books was spent waffling on about stuff that was irrelevant to the plot. Finally, halfway through, i started to see the story that had been expressed on the blurb. It took that long.
Also, NO WAY was there enough romance. There wasn't any. Come on! How am I meant to manage without even a little bit off romance??
I can't, but i still gave it four stars because it was mostly enjoyable.
Also, NO WAY was there enough romance. There wasn't any. Come on! How am I meant to manage without even a little bit off romance??
I can't, but i still gave it four stars because it was mostly enjoyable.
