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Summary: Dark Disney
Review: Fans of Walt Disney's Snow White will love this one. It has the same sense of dark menace, intruding on what is otherwise the picture of serenity.The Hastings family is wealthy and successful, with normal kids growing up in a good environment. Their new home isn't like the old one, however. The grounds are haunted by mischievous sprites, which the whole family see at one point or another and don't want to believe in. Most of them look harmless enough - one is even a leprechaun refugee straight out of Darby O'Gill and the Little People, all tam-o'-shantered in green - but they are restless, and becoming menacing. Something has disturbed them. And with their disturbance comes the return of an ancient war, that could ultimately threaten far more than the Hastings family... This is a very involving and enjoyable read, with well-drawn characters, a nicely crafted mystery, and even a pot-o'-gold at the end of the rainbow - more or less. It goes on longer than it probably should, and becomes a bit confusing in its plethora of fantasy elements toward the end, but is well worth the effort.
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Summary: I Admit, I Read it Twice
Review: This novel by Raymond Feist was absolutely fantastic. It is nice because it not part of a sage or triology and stands completely on it's own. This time, I only wish there was a sequel! I enjoyed it that much. It does NOT make up a fantasy world you are sent to, but instead you are in current time and place for the novel. (Our real world to be exact, which happens to be New York State) It is entirely enthralling how the faerie realm invades the family seemingly calm and rich life. A must for a great entertaining read.
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