The Unlikely Ones

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Summary: Thoroughly Captivating
Review: A magical story of the human-animal connection intertwined with a poignant tale of young love. My wife and I have read it a times and love it. Would love to read something more by the author, but have not found anything so far.

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Summary: Charming
Review: A thoroughly charming little story. Not high blood and guts, intrigue and politics, but an old-fashioned adventure with some lovable characters. Have read it several times and always enjoy it

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Summary: The cover art is its best feature
Review: And, to be honest, that's the reason I bought the book - I was bored and liked the cover. While it was better than reading cereal boxes, I couldn't help wondering if the author had simply written up a long-running (very, very long-running) D&D campaign.

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Summary: Fantasy on all levels
Review: Excellent story, well-organized plot, maintains complete fantasy, from set and setting to character interaction. A worthy addition to any collection.

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Summary: Beautifully written, but the ending ...well
Review: First thing of all...I'm afraid to say that the illustration for the front cover is quite misleading. Actually, the heroine in this story is no supermodel with luscious lips and professional eye makeup - but an innocent little girl who was forced to wear a mask because her face had been cruelly disformed by the wicked witch who kept her and all her beloved pets prisoners by painfully embedding precious jewels into various parts of their bodies to keep them from escaping. But the heroine and her animal friends all managed to escape and then went off on a very perilous journey in search for an enchanted dragon who would free them from their hurts and handicaps. And at the same time, an unkempt knight soon came across the unlikely troop and thus decided to join them. The great adventures that followed took very wild turns and twists into VERY scary situations as well as truly magical scenes that any fantasy fans would gladly indulge in. Very humorous and whimsical, yet...also sexist in a sense. Especially the ending which I DIDN'T LIKE AT ALL! So I never even bothered to finish it at all. Too Cinderella and Snow-Whitish for my liking. But if you can get past this kind of arrogance on the author's part, you would doubtlessly enjoy it anyway.

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Summary: Beautifully written, but the ending ...well
Review: First thing of all...I'm afraid to say that the illustration for the front cover is quite misleading. Actually, the heroine in this story is no supermodel with luscious lips and professional eye makeup - but an innocent little girl who was forced to wear a mask because her face had been cruelly disformed by the wicked witch who kept her and all her beloved pets prisoners by painfully embedding precious jewels into various parts of their bodies to keep them from escaping. But the heroine and her animal friends all managed to escape and then went off on a very perilous journey in search for an enchanted dragon who would free them from their hurts and handicaps. And at the same time, an unkempt knight soon came across the unlikely troop and thus decided to join them. The great adventures that followed took very wild turns and twists into VERY scary situations as well as truly magical scenes that any fantasy fans would gladly indulge in. Very humorous and whimsical, yet...also sexist in a sense. Especially the ending which I DIDN'T LIKE AT ALL! So I never even bothered to finish it at all. Too Cinderella and Snow-Whitish for my liking. But if you can get past this kind of arrogance on the author's part, you would doubtlessly enjoy it anyway.

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Summary: This is a comfort book.
Review: Having found this book on a clearance table, I have to say it is probably the best $2.75 I've ever spent. I was caught up in the characters and their friendships right away and felt as though I were right there with them. This is one of my "comfort" books, you need a really good story but don't know what you feel like getting into, this would be one to choose.

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Summary: Very awesome book makes you believe YOU ARE THERE
Review: Having read several books around 135 or so novel type, I right off the bat could have told you exactly how the story would unfold except for a few key details. This book contains magic but not in the sense you might take it. A strugle between adulthood and being a child love and fear of being alone. Having faith enough in others and yourself. Believing in magic and losing everything to gain what seems like nothing at the time then gaining everything. I picked this book up in hardcover from a local used book dealer for seven dollars but the book is now priceless to me. I fell in love with it as soon as I had read the jacket. The hardcover illstrations do a great deal more justace than the paperback, such a difference as night and day. I can only hope that Mary Brown writes about the Ancient and perhaps his travels, I was only disappointed that the story had to end.

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Summary: the unlikely ones
Review: I found this book to be extremely enjoyable and very diverse in imagination. I love the combination of dragon, wizards, witches and unicorns, and the "talking" animals. Mary Brown has written this novel so well that you really can imagine you're there and part of it. My 13 year old daughter has also read and enjoyed it, and in fact, wanted to call her new kitten "Moglet", after the cat in the story.

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Summary: the unlikely ones
Review: I found this book to be extremely enjoyable and very diverse in imagination. I love the combination of dragon, wizards, witches and unicorns, and the "talking" animals. Mary Brown has written this novel so well that you really can imagine you're there and part of it. My 13 year old daughter has also read and enjoyed it, and in fact, wanted to call her new kitten "Moglet", after the cat in the story.