Review 11

The book I just finished is titled __//No Place for Magic//__ , by E.D. Baker. I recommend it because it is all fantasy--with a bit of romance and adventure thrown in. E.D. Baker wrote the rest of the series, listed in chronological order: __The Frog Princess__ , __Dragons Breath__ , __Once Upon a Curse__ , ( __No Place for Magic__ ), and __The Salamander Spell__ . I have read all of them.

In addition, here is the plot. Sixteen-year-old Emma, a Green Witch, goes to get a blessing on the wedding of her soon-to-be-husband Eadric. Eadric’s parents already don’t care for Emma because she is a witch, so when they arrive, no magic is allowed, not even when Eadric’s younger brother Bradston vanishes. Emma forces her way in when the search party is accounted for. She already saw Bradston with her far-seeing ball. As the journey continues, Emma doubts the marriage to the love of her life. Will the marriage survive? There is only one way to find out. With the multiple changes, why wouldn’t you read this book?

You should know about some of the main characters. Emma, the Green Witch, is about to get married. Of course, she is also a princess. Eadric is a prince who loves Emma with all of his heart. He becomes stressed with everything going in around him. Like Emma, Eadric is 16 years old. Bradston is the 10-year-old who was captured by the Troll Queen. He never really learned how to be respectable. The Queen is a very over-protective mom who despises Emma. Sooner or later she is sick of her youngest son, Bradston, because Emma teaches both her and Bradston a lesson. Emma puts a spell on Bradston that binds him at his mother’s side ‘till he is 21. Last but not least, the Troll Queen who is a four-headed troll. She captures Bradston and wants him to marry her. I like the characters because the reader can tell the difference in each of them. The characters make up the whole story by doing so many surprising things.

The theme of //No Place for Magic//  is that no matter what happens, everything has some sort of way to work itself out. The reader can tell that by its crazy twists and turns in the plot. This book is unique because it isn’t just fantasy. There is also a mixture of romance, adventure, suspense, and action. Many people have praised <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">//No Place for Magic// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and the books before it. One book follows it, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">//The Salamander Spell.// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I read Once Upon a Curse before I knew there was a series before it and a book after it. It would definitely make more sense to read the books before it.

To sum it all up, this book is amazing. I read it in a day, but I had a whole Saturday to read it, not a school day. Anyone could absolutely read it after school. In conclusion, it has so many twists and turns, I could not put it down.