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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Review: Rose by Holly Webb


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Rose has always dreamed of leaving  St Bridget's Home for Abandoned Girls and getting a job.  She knows that by being employed, she one day will be free.  When Miss Bridges shows up at the orphangage looking for a new  housemaid, Rose thinks that the solution to her problems have been solved.  Yet, working for the famous alchemist Mr. Fountain isn't everything she expected it to be.  For one, there is magic at the mansion and Rose begins to think some of it is inside of her.  


I've been intrigued by this book for sometime.  The idea of a grand mansion flowing with magic and a girl around ten who rather then be adopted, wants to gain employment.  Going in, I was expecting a magical story, but Rose spends most of the book resisting her magical skills.   Rose's resistance and attempts to stop her magical abilities (communicating with animals and make vivid images appear during story telling) really slowed the story down. Things don't get moving again until Rose needs her magical skills to help Freddie, the apprentice of Mr. Fountain, and when trying to find  the local children and girls from the orphange who've gone missing.   Given it's the first in the series, I may seek out the other books; Rose and the Lost Princess, Rose and the Magician's Mask, and Rose and the Silver Ghost just to see where the magical elements go.  Plus, I really liked the talking cat.  

7 comments:

  1. I would love to read this book so bad because first I would love an orphan story that want to change her future and also my Turtle name is Rose so this would be so close to my heart.

    Thanks for having this book reviewed and I adore your blog. <3

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    1. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I just love the cover on that book and it has some very cute elements to it.

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    2. You are so much welcome. It has cute elements? It made me cry in the first 5 pages because of the orphanage and now I need me a hard copy of it.

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  2. That is a swell looking cover. And talking cats are always welcome.

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    1. I love the cover too. I know, talking cats are the best right? Thanks for stoping by.

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  3. That cat is one of the best supporting characters ever! I don't usually like talking animal sidekicks, but for him I will make an exception.

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    1. If they are done well, I really like talking animals and this one does seem to work well. Thanks for stopping by.

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