Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium by Manfred - Starting February 23rd 2017

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Mirador Publishing’s latest literary sensation! - “Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium

If you liked Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland and the Narnia and Harry Potter books, you will totally LOVE Mirador Publishing’s latest YA epic fantasy novel - “Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium.” The story begins in East Finchley London where, after making a Wish with her mother and little brother, the young Witch Mirabelle discovers a Magic Box with a very mysterious and enigmatic riddle in it.

The riddle has been left for Mirabelle by her admirer the Magician and Alchemist Night Opium, who wants to make the young Witch his apprentice and share his knowledge of Sorcery and Goldmaking with her. But neither the young Wizard nor Mirabelle fully comprehend the nature of the great powers that they are playing with and, not long after that, the young Witch discovers that her Romantic Fairytale has suddenly changed to become the most dreadful and sinsiter game: a game which has been played as part of the Rite of Passage of young Witches and Wizards for generations, called the Dungeons of Lethe (D.O.L.) Game.

To complete her Initiation as an apprentice Witch and emerge victorious in the D.O.L. Game, Mirabelle has to now overcome several powerful and deadly adversaries, including the deliciously wicked Lady Nightshadow and her ghastly Gold-making engines, as well as taking part in three Magical Battles or Tasks, each more psychologically demanding and gruelling than the last. If she fails or is defeated in any of these tasks not only will her own world of Magic and Fairytales be destroyed, but the sinisiter Lethean enchantments emanating from Lady Nightshadow's ghastly engines will continue to spin their Mistress's nefarious web over the inhabitants of the city of London.

Fortunately for her, Mirabelle has powerful friends and allies to help her in her struggle, the saucy one foot one Fairy, Apricot Lantern, the madly eccentric Father of Wishes and her devoted admirer, the Hermetic Goldmaker and Poet Night Opium himself. Eventually, during the third and last Battle with Lady Nightshadow, the young Witch realizes that for her to preserve her world of Magic and Fairytales and to save the world from a frightful Dystopian future, she will have to pool all her magic and resources together with Night Opium's knowledge of Sorcery and Hermetic Alchemy.

The nail biting climax to the story occurs, when one of London’s most prestigious theatre companies decides to ally themselves with the young Witch and her wacky Wizard by performing the latter's weird and wonderful poem, the Londres Witch. When the poem is staged, all of the power and magic from their pooled enchantment streams out into the historic centre of Westminster London.

Not long after, all the familiar places in the city like Trafalgur Square, Piccadily and Kensington Gardens become embroiled in the D.O.L. Game and the lives of the city's inhabitants is changed forever in a way that noone not even the Sorcerer or Mirabelle themselves could ever have foreseen,

See how in our amazing new YA fantasy adventure novel Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Title: Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium
Author: Manfred
Formats available: PDF
Start date: February 23rd 2017
Copies: 25

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[Sharon]

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[Floura Aarion Lokkii]

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[Sarah Elizabeth]

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[Songbird Bookworm]

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[May]

please include me too. Thank you

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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[Jovi]

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[Sarah Elizabeth]

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[Songbird Bookworm]

Im excited to get into this !!

[Haley]

If I can still read to review, I would love to!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I'll send the author your email address now ☺

[Sharon]

24%: (view spoiler)[ The first few chapters made me think of a children's book as it has more of a traditional fairytale sort of writing to it. However, it is interesting to see the journey of Mirabelle and her adventures during her tween/teen years. I am actually wondering what will happen next. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

45%: (view spoiler)[ Now this is getting a bit interesting as Mirabelle is now a young witch. I think her journey in her teen years is more interesting than in the beginning chapters. As she was younger than most YA characters at the start. I am enjoying this read so far. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

74%: (view spoiler)[ I think what is fascinating me the most is the character arc of Mirabelle's character. In the first 25% The young 12 year old Mirabelle is on an adventurous ride, then at 45% she is in her teen years and she becomes a young Witch. Now up to the 75% mark, I see more complexity to her character. She has more maturity as a 16 year old. It is quite interesting to see. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Ending Thoughts: (view spoiler)[ This was a great read. The storyline was interesting as it shifted from a fairytale to a more appropriate YA story to a dark fantasy adventure. I really enjoyed the last half of the book as Mirabelle is now the Lethe Games and also the duel with her arch rival, Lady Nightshade. There were some boring parts but overall, the story was engaging and different. I give this a 3.5/5. (hide spoiler)]

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Prologue
(view spoiler)[The fairytale/childish way of writing annoys me. I know it will go away when Mirabelle gets older but it still gives me a hard time to keep reading (hide spoiler)]

[Songbird Bookworm]

Ive finished !! Should i do my review on goodreads or amazon ??

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Both if possible ☺

[Songbird Bookworm]

Shall do :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Thank you ☺

[Songbird Bookworm]

I posted a review on amazon, do you need a link ?? :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

That's okay, I found it ☺ Thank you ☺

[Sharon]

Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Thanks Sharon ☺

[Haley]

I'm sorry this just isn't the book for me. I made it about half way and I couldn't get into it and I would rather not finish the book than post a bad review. I was hoping to really like it, again sorry.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

You'll need to write a review explaining why you DNF'd before I can cross you off the list.

[Haley]

Okay I'll have that up later today

[Haley]

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... here's my review

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Thanks Haley ☺