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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good but schizophrenic fantasy,
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This review is from: Prospero's Children (Hardcover)
The first half of the misleadingly titled, "Prospero's Children" is wonderful and scary, choc-a-block with evil villians (a witch, an idol, and an art gallery owner) and eccentric good guys (the Watcher, a female werewolf, a house goblin). The second half of the book is standard Swords and Sorcery. It's almost as if the publisher said, "Okay, Jan, this is great but we need another 100 pages and a better title." I'd give the first half five stars and the second half two stars, then round high just because I loved the Watcher, the idol, and the witch.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A refreshing fantasy story with a very compelling female lea,
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This review is from: Prospero's Children (Hardcover)
Overall, I liked this book very much! It was a refreshingfantasy story with a very compelling female lead. I felt as though Icould almost feel the story unfolding, for Jan Siegel painted such a vivid, lush environment. I enjoyed the European setting with the mystery of Atlantis as a backdrop. The characters remain clear and memorable long after the story has been read. It is very rare to read fantasy stories that use Atlantis as part of the storyline - which makes this novel standout. Her words are almost lyrical and poetic - yet every sentence is intensely riveting, and almost draining. For me, this style of writing became somewhat ackward to read at times, for the lavish descriptions almost detracted from the story itself. I felt that there were many similes used throughout the novel, which seemed to momentarily divert my attention. Nevertheless, a wonderful new fantasy novel!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Promising start, but overall disappointing,
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This review is from: Prospero's Children (Mass Market Paperback)
I enjoy books that portray magic in a modern setting, so I was intrigued by the promise of this book. The author does a good job of stage-setting, weaving strange happenings and an increasing sense of magic and mystery into the otherwise mundane setting of the English countryside. Unfortunately, just as the magic begins to manifest, the main character is sent off to ancient Atlantis, on yet another variant of the "teenager is the chosen one who must save the world." The book never really recovers from the change of setting, and any sense of reality or character development is lost. The are other authors who do a much better job of sustaining both the sense of magic and the development of interesting, believable characters.
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