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Die beiden sind wie Feuer und Wasser. Der eine kann nicht mit dem anderen und so ergibt sich so mancher herrlicher Schlagabtausch. I'd also tighten up the middle of the story; it felt a little drawn-out, where for a while they kept getting clues but not getting any closer to solving the mystery! (However, I liked the mystery itself, which was very intriguing and kept me hooked, and when the reveals happened, they were well done and unexpected.)

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Oh and turns out that the Queen of All Demons managed to acquire the Holy Grail, and now the one and only thing standing between her and Armageddon is, well… Landon. It isn’t like it’d be the end of the world if he fails. Oh, wait. It is. You remember a book. You remember it leaving an impression on you. You remember … a character, or a scene, or a setting … but not the title or author.Wow! Let me just say, wow. I have never read a book like this, and I have to say, I really enjoyed it. After an assassination attempt leaves him critically wounded, he starts suffering these odd hallucinations which carry a chilly and strangely familiar warning: They’re coming. Find the Goliath of all humankind is going to be destroyed. Eccentric is the word. It’s that sort of multi-generational novel, set in a rich family. If you went completely down the commercial side, you could rewrite it as a soap opera, but it’s not intended that way, it’s written in quite a literary style. Handl has an interesting, odd voice. It’s disconcerting, actually. It feels like a 1960s take on a classic – almost as if someone has taken the morals and loose sensibilities of the ’60s and applied them to something that was written in 1910. It’s mannered, and every character is despicable and horrible; it’s like the Forsyte Sagabut everyone is vile and able to talk about sex and relationships in a way that people couldn’t when the Forsyte Saga was written. It’s really peculiar, an acquired taste. Why do you think discovering a ‘lost classic’ tends to feel so much more significant, more moving, than simply discovering a great new book? Auch wenn es einige langgezogene Szenen in dem Buch gab, überwog der Unterhaltungswert. Die Jane Austen-Erinnerung ist übrigens gewollt. Die Autorin wollte zum 200. Todestag der berühmten Autorin eine Adaption der Figuren und Motive aus deren Büchern zaubern und greift deshalb die Romane auf.

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First off, I have not read Austen’s Pride and Prejudice(though I’ll get to it one day), which means I am not able to make comparisons. This book is set in 2017 in this boarding school in Germany where our main protagonist, Emma fins this magical book that lets her do her bidding. Now this is my first issue, Emma. Emma, despite how much I want to like her as a character, I really struggled to connect with her. She sort of the typical, whiny teenage girl who has gotten pretty much whatever she wanted. She’s also really beautiful. Now, when she finds this book, instead of throwing it away like a sensible person does because of the magical powers, she instead uses it to her own purposes for a good chunk of the book, doing whatever she wanted with people, which just makes it very uncool. Romance - For a classic romance retelling, this sure has less romance than I expected. It was good, I guess but nothing groundbreaking and swoooonworthy. (Though, it's enemies to lovers and guy falls first) Plot - I enjoyed the plot of this book, it was a perfect palette cleanser after reading dark books and epic fantasies. It was fun, fast-paced and short. I haven't read Pride and Prejudice, I think I would have enjoyed it more if I liked Pride and Prejudice. This book has been described as a Jane Austen inspired YA fantasy involving a magical book. It certainly has pride & prejudice and emma vibes. The author is German and so I was also interested in it because I love reading translated books for the different perspectives. Happily, though, we have another resource to help you through this struggle: an article from Make Use Of, which shares several search engines that can help you figure out a book title that you’ve forgotten. Related postIt sounds creepy. There’s the element of abuse, too, with the son who’s disabled, and then this Englishman comes along and marries into the family. Nothing is more important than keeping your work private and secure. Your Mac comes with the tools and apps you need to protect your important information—from passkeys to Private Browsing and more. When a girl is destined to be a heroine, Fate will lead her to the very thing that makes that heroism possible."

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Emma is used to things going her way. Her father is headmaster of her prestigious boarding school, her friends take her advice as gospel, and she's convinced that a relationship with her long-time crush is on the horizon. Best aspect: The fantastical, magical aspect of the story. The premise of a book that makes whatever is written in it come true was explored in interesting (and sometimes bittersweet) ways. I loved the connection to fairy tales and folklore, and the messages in this story about the power of words, and the danger of trying to make wishes come true (that could end up having unforeseen consequences!). It certainly showed magic to be a double-edged sword. Plus, the whole idea of this magical book totally gave me Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets vibes! There’s a very famous episode, which you can see on YouTube, in which he goes to Ringwood Market. It must be the mid-1970s and there’s an old woman who, every week, brings three pats of butter to Ringwood Market, and she sells her pats of butter, and then goes home. That’s in the centre of Ringwood. Now it’s probably got a McDonald’s and an HMV and a Waterstones, right there in the spot she once was. If you’re switching to Mac, start here to make it a smooth transition. Learn what things are called on Mac, how to find your files, and more. There was a publisher about six or seven years ago, when I first started talking about The Sioux online, who said, ‘Oh, we were looking at republishing it,’ but that publisher doesn’t exist anymore.For Spain, the four books dramatise the lingering shadow of the Spanish civil war and the dictatorship of General Franco. Ruiz Zafón, who was 11 when Franco died, grew up in a Spain that would become a constitutional monarchy, a member of the EU, an ally of the US in Iraq – but increasingly struggled to hold on to Catalonia. In common with the best historical novelists, he wrote about his own times through older ones. The lost, lamented and redacted stories that form the spine of the quartet reflect the long historical willingness of the Spanish state, and its partner the Catholic church, to silence writers and writing. Ich muss zugeben, das Buch war ein reiner Coverkauf. Aber die tollen Farben und der ungewöhnliche Buchtitel haben mich dazu verleitet.

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I mean what bibliophile wouldn’t be allured by a story with a magical book, throw in some romance,and have a setting of a beautiful castle? The social network isn't only for finding long-lost friends. You can also call upon the crowd's wisdom to help you find that elusive book. However, your social circle might be too limited, so broaden your search using book clubs. Durch das traumhafte Setting (Schloss, eingebettet im Wald mit anschließender Klosterruine, gelegen am Rhein) ergibt sich zauberhaftes Bild. Man gerät schon fast ins Schwärmen, wenn man an das Internat denkt. Denn hier scheint es einfach perfekt zu sein. Emma zumindest hat nichts auszusetzen und auch die anderen Schüler sind allesamt stolz, hier zur Schule zu gehen. Tradition wird großgeschrieben. As it turns out, Emma hasn't seen anything yet. When she finds an old book in an abandoned library, things really start going Emma's way: anything she writes in the book comes true.Okay, the reason I took 1 star off is because I didn't care much for the quality of the writing. There were a lot of run-ons, unnecessary information, and parentheses. At first, this annoyed me quite a bit, but then I got used to it and I started to enjoy it. Just one more thing I wanted to mention: I liked Emma's voice. She was a little immature and made mistakes, but she wasn't irritatingly immature; she realized when she made mistakes and was willing to admit it. Emma discovers an ancient tome in her boarding school's abandoned library and soon finds that everything written in it comes true. Whether she likes it or not, the things she writes can't be un-written (believe her, she's tried to cross them out), and while some situations she finds herself in are unbelievable (like the lion in the middle of the forest in Germany), some are very gruesome. When a flip comment affects the health of those around her she starts to take it more seriously. Darcy is in this one, and while Emma doesn't have any siblings, she does have best friends at boarding school that fill the Jane and Charlotte roles. What’s the prose like? The extracts I found put me in mind of something like A Confederacy of Dunces (1980). I loved the characterisationin this book besides I felt a couple characters were underdeveloped. I loved the subtle mystery and definitely loved the setting! I am definitely looking forward to what this author has in store for us next!