

Stolen Magic
Author: Gail Carson Levine
Narrator: Sarah Comes
Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/21/2015
Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales
Author: Gail Carson Levine
Narrator: Sarah Comes
Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 04/21/2015
Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales
Gail Carson Levine's first book for children, Ella Enchanted, was a Newbery Honor Book. Levine's other books include Ever, a New York Times bestseller; Fairest, a Best Book of the Year for Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal and a New York Times bestseller; Dave at Night, an ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults; The Wish; The Two Princesses of Bamarre; A Tale of Two Castles; Stolen Magic; The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre; Ogre Enchanted; and the six Princess Tales books. She is also the author of the nonfiction books Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly and Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink, as well as the picture books Betsy Who Cried Wolf and Betsy Red Hoodie. Gail Carson Levine and her husband, David, live in a two-centuries-old farmhouse in the Hudson Valley of New York State.
I’m incredibly disappointed by Stolen Magic, the lackluster followup to A Tale of Two Castles. Another fantasy-set whodunit, this book is concerned with the theft of a magical artifact (which will make a volcano erupt if not returned). The mystery lacks much mystery – I guessed the first culprit wit......more
I didn’t think Stolen Magic was half as good as A Tale of Two Castles. It has that “tacked-on sequel due to popular demand” feel to it, where the author tries to recapture the essence of the first novel and fails. The plot tries to be a decent mystery but there are so many characters introduced all......more
2.5 If this is a retelling, I don't recognize it. It was third person this time. Elodie and Masteress Meenore act clever to save the day. It feels forced, though, probably because the characters know when they're acting clever. Sure, cleverness isn't spur-of-the-moment all the time and can be taught,......more
Eheh...eheh...eheh.... You also have to also give Levine some kudos for writing characters with non she/her or he/him pronouns in her 2011 middle grade novel.......more
I like this book a lot - I reserve 5 stars for my favorites. I might have given it 5 if I were 12 years old. I enjoyed it more than A Tale of Two Castles - that one was marred for me by having no idea who was to be trusted. (I realize some people might like that kind of suspense.) Since Elodie has t......more