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Everything with Words The Kingdom of Broken Magic.
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Published January 1, 2023
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January 23, 2024
i read this when i was 12 thinking that it would be a sort of dark magic-y book(and also because of the anazing illistrations). Definately not a book for a twelve-year-old, i know that now...
For me, it was how bad it was written that put me off so much. I kind of understand that Christine Aziz wanted to make her writing simpler and more understandable for younger readers but again as a teen, I found it really boring and rushed.
The one thing that i did like about The kingdom of broken magic was the idea-about the circus and the weird and wonderful characters aswell as the concept of the 'broken magic' and the mysterious place where all the broken magic goes. If this was re-written for an older age group, then i think that id enjoy it massively. For younger readers-it was fine.
For me, it was how bad it was written that put me off so much. I kind of understand that Christine Aziz wanted to make her writing simpler and more understandable for younger readers but again as a teen, I found it really boring and rushed.
The one thing that i did like about The kingdom of broken magic was the idea-about the circus and the weird and wonderful characters aswell as the concept of the 'broken magic' and the mysterious place where all the broken magic goes. If this was re-written for an older age group, then i think that id enjoy it massively. For younger readers-it was fine.
January 2, 2024
This is a dark and magical book full of imagination and heart. Children will love this story and the stunning illustrations.
September 28, 2023
If anyone has ever told you that a story should make complete sense all the way through, then I am afraid to say they are wrong. Of course there is nothing wrong with a story that makes sense, some really good ones do, but neither is there anything wrong with a story that seems a little but higgeldy piggledy. The Kingdom of Broken Magic is very much in the latter category, and I read it wondering how on earth its author, Christine Aziz, managed to keep track of it all. I think this is certainly an instance of the story and the characters taking on a mind of their own! You’ll see what I mean in a moment…
This story is a whirlwind, there is no doubt about that. It takes both reader and characters, picks them up, spins them around, spins them around again and then, if they are lucky, brings them back down to earth. But first there is a lot to see, and do, if things are ever going to be right again… Maggie and Josh are inseparable, both are orphans, pickpockets living with Miss Scribbens in The Scribbens Home for Very Wayward Children. But Miss Scribbens and her sidekick, the crow, Scour, are villains with a capital V. Maggie and Josh want nothing more than to escape. When Maggie inadvertently does, and finds herself in a circus, being trained as a trapeze artist, Josh thinks he has lost her for good. Until he too is rescued and alongside talking tigers, a knitting elephant, and a sinister monkey they have to learn who to trust and escape a wicked king masquerading as a magician…!
This story is a whirlwind, there is no doubt about that. It takes both reader and characters, picks them up, spins them around, spins them around again and then, if they are lucky, brings them back down to earth. But first there is a lot to see, and do, if things are ever going to be right again… Maggie and Josh are inseparable, both are orphans, pickpockets living with Miss Scribbens in The Scribbens Home for Very Wayward Children. But Miss Scribbens and her sidekick, the crow, Scour, are villains with a capital V. Maggie and Josh want nothing more than to escape. When Maggie inadvertently does, and finds herself in a circus, being trained as a trapeze artist, Josh thinks he has lost her for good. Until he too is rescued and alongside talking tigers, a knitting elephant, and a sinister monkey they have to learn who to trust and escape a wicked king masquerading as a magician…!
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