KitintheCandlestick eBook Nixie Turner
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When Mopsa discovers the secret that led to the death of her father, she runs away and finds herself late at night in the doorway of a mysterious shop on one of York’s ancient streets. After trying the door handle, she tumbles inside and finds herself banished to the strange, inhospitable land of Lethe.
Pursued by hidden enemies, on her journey she meets Tom—a boy as lost as she is. In a desperate race against time, together they must unlock the magic within Mopsa’s amethyst necklace to find their way home.
Kit-in-the-Candlestick is a fantasy novel for older children and young adults with magic, mystery and romance.
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Mopsa squirmed at again being called a child, she was thirteen years old, and did not consider herself to be a child any more. Who did these two women think they were anyway, ordering her around? She shuffled the cards furiously, and in her anger one dropped from her hands to the floor. Mab the tabby cat pounced instantly on it, her tail twitching with excitement. Feeling annoyed about her clumsiness, Mopsa squatted down and slid the card from beneath the cat’s paws, tickling her under the chin as she did so.
‘This one,’ she said defiantly as she handed the card to Margaret, ‘just this one.’
The woman took the card silently and stared at Mopsa with eyes that seemed somehow younger and brighter than the rest of her body. After what felt like forever, and without breaking her gaze she slowly turned the card over. Looking down at it, she let out an almost inaudible sigh, as if she had been holding her breath.
‘Proserpine.’ Margaret turned the card over and back again as if seeking confirmation of something she did not want to find. Shaking her head she again looked at Mopsa. ‘Listen to me girl. This card signifies that something important is about to happen in your life. You, who have known loss may be able to survive where others would fail. Remember this it is only when you are lost that you can be found.’
KitintheCandlestick eBook Nixie Turner
This was a wonderful book to read. Right off the bat you get caught up in the world of Mopsa's adventure. I could barely put it down once I started reading, because I couldn't wait to see what turn the story would take. The language is very descriptive which enables you to really feel like you are in the story with the characters experiencing it with them. It was fantastic unraveling the secrets of the story. It has been a while since a story has entertained and intrigued me as much as Kit-in-the-Candlestick has. Loved it and I highly recommend it! Can't wait for another book from Nixie Turner :)Product details
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KitintheCandlestick eBook Nixie Turner Reviews
I love it when I come across a self published book like this. What you get is what you get. You know there hasn't been some big shot editor focused on brand image that has told the author what to cut, what to add and what to change. What you get on the page of a self published book is exactly what the author alone envisaged and when the book is as well-crafted as Kit-in-the-Candlestick, you know the outcome is entirely based on story-telling talent.
I love the characters in this book, they are the kind of big round charismatic characters that sit very easily in your imagination; the good guys are warm and friendly while the bad are threatening and malicious. The story's heroine, Mopsa, not only has an ace name but is also very easy to sympathise with, she is naturally inquisitive and emotionally strong. Her personal journey is a real asset to this story. She starts the book in the shadow of her over-protective mother but as she is plunged into the unknown she gets to know herself better by fending for herself, making decisions, taking her life into her own hands and eventually defeating her own demons. Mopsa experiences a lot of life on her adventure and has to deal with a lot of new emotions and fears which in the end turn her into a much tougher person.
I think another fantastic aspect of Kit-in-the-Candlestick is that it is paced so well. At no point does it start to feel ploddy or too fast you have to turn back a few pages to study what just happened. Each chapter develops the plot and throughout there is a sense that the story is building towards a big WHY. You don't know where you are, Mopsa doesn't have a clue either but the mysteries of this almost Narnian parallel world gradually peel back and the best part is that I couldn't guess what was going to be the answer. At no point did it become predictable, the plot sort of twists its way through the book, keeping you on your toes, keeping you guessing, the answers unbearably just beyond your fingertips. Then, at the end, all the threads of guesswork are neatly sown together in one of those endings that are just so satisfying that you end up grinning like an idiot and knowing there was no better way to put it.
Kit-in-the-Candlestick is quite simply a really well written story, pitched perfectly for younger teens. It takes you to exciting new places through the eyes of a fantastic heroine on a whirlwind adventure. It has the old magic feel of an Narnian story mixed with the unnerving lost feeling of Alice In Wonderland, you're not quite sure what's going to be around the next corner but you know that everything happens for a reason. I thoroughly recommend it!
I found this book accidently. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. Its a lovely page turner. I highly recommend it.
I originally took a look at this title because of the notation after the title "For fans of Diana Wynne Jones and Shannon Hale". This book is absolutely nothing like ANY Dianna Wynne Jones book and only slightly similar to Shannon Hale in that it has an early teen female protagonist who has issues throughout the book dealing with loyalty, friendship, bravery etc.
That being said, this isn't a poor effort, the story line is tight and well put together, the imagery is extremely well done, but the dialogue is a little choppy and the characters are a smidge two-dimensional. I feel that the book should have been longer, with more detail along the way, both to build suspense and to flesh out the world and make it more believable.
I hope to see a sequel to this book that will rectify the character and world building issues.
Definitely worth .99, and probably a little more.
This was a wonderful book to read. Right off the bat you get caught up in the world of Mopsa's adventure. I could barely put it down once I started reading, because I couldn't wait to see what turn the story would take. The language is very descriptive which enables you to really feel like you are in the story with the characters experiencing it with them. It was fantastic unraveling the secrets of the story. It has been a while since a story has entertained and intrigued me as much as Kit-in-the-Candlestick has. Loved it and I highly recommend it! Can't wait for another book from Nixie Turner )
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