Can't put these books down! I read this one in just a few hours.

I liked this cute story about a boy who upsets the balance of nature by wishing for unlimited wishes.
I love the world-building of the Wishworks Factory and its employees. I love the magic system in place for this world! The plot is imaginative and fun!

Ben is a sweet character, and I loved his moments of bravery in the face of fear. He has a very independent spirit, but at the same time he is longing to belong somewhere.

Mr. Candlewick is also an interesting character, and I kept waiting for there to be more of an understanding and camaraderie between the two of them. It never quite came to fruition the way I wanted it to though. Their relationship was sort of slap-dash and voila! they're friends! I wish it had been more developed, and I wish there had been more backstory for Mr. Candlewick.
I think if it were a longer book, there would be more scenes to develop the supporting characters a bit more; but the very fact that I wanted more, shows what a great book this is!

This ought not to be a book. It ought to be a short story. There is so much unnecessary description and long philosophizing passages. I skipped entire chapters of nonsense and silly imaginings that had nothing whatever to do with the plot. There is very little dialogue at all. I estimate that about 3% of this book is dialogue. Not nearly enough dialogue.

I found most of the book to be gloomy, but not too creepy until the end. The only characters that I liked were Hepzibah and Phoebe. The men are all freaky and incomprehensible. I think Hawthorne was trying to make Holgrave to be mysterious and interesting, but all that complexity just made me dislike him. His character lacks unity and is too undefined to find a solid place in the story.

Phoebe is a sweet character, but static and uninteresting. Hepzibah is a little more interesting, but I grew to despise her lack of strength or energy to help herself. Clifford is just too strange and wild for any sort of connection to his character.

The plot was fairly predictable, and the writing horribly repetitive. I don't need to be told 12 times that there are flowers growing on the roof. Gah!
And the insta-love within the last 10 pages was pathetic. There were a few little scenes that I liked, but they were overshadowed by the more unacceptable whole.
I hate you, House of Seven Gables. You are awful and boring and unenjoyable. bleh.

A cute story about a watchmaker mouse who gets dragged into corporate espionage! The book could have been shorter. There were long passages that could have been more concise, and the story moves slowly. Some of the dialogue is mundane and could have been shortened.

I liked the character of Hermux! He's thoughtful and brave and cautious and quiet and always getting caught up in wishful thinking. He's quite a charming mouse! I liked his little gratitude journal entries, focusing on the small-but-important things in life. Hermux is quite the philosopher!
Most of the other characters got on my nerves, but they are certainly colorful and varied.

The plot just moves so very slowly, and the plot twists are either predictable or not believable. The writing is good overall though. This book is okay, but not great. It was compared to "Redwall", which is why I picked it up, and I can sort of see the comparison, but the writing is not as fast-paced or immediate as Redwall. The pacing is really my only complaint with this book. I think I'll read the second book in the series to see if it captures my interest more.

I'm not sure what I really expected from this book, but it wasn't what I wanted. I thought it would be cute little quotes and anecdotes with a moral lesson that applies to everyone, but it was mostly a bunch of complaining about how humanity is ruining the world with quotes and anecdotes about how Ghandi and Taoists are the only good people. So yeah, I hated it.

Reading the real-life story of Louisa May Alcott was like reading about Little Women in a parallel universe. Most of the story of Little Women reflects the Alcott's real life, even down to the weekly pillow fights between four rambunctious girls!

The writing style is simple and charming, telling of everyday doings and the little adventures of a quiet life. Throughout the book is the one thread of the story arc, that Louisa wanted to write to make money to take care of her family. Her only real ambition was to see her family comfortable and financially easy. This main theme really pulls together all the story.

Louisa worked for one month as a nurse near Washington during the Civil War. She got typhoid and had to leave her nursing duties. She got her writing career started by publishing her letters to family during that time, which told all about the conditions in the hospital and the pathetic bravery of the wounded soldiers.
She loved to travel, and put many of the people she met into her books. She was close friends with Emerson and Hawthorne.
Louisa never married. She legally adopted two of her nieces and nephews, who inherited her book copyrights.
She was a strong advocate for women's rights, but did not live to vote. She died of a fever at 56.

I loved reading about Louisa's fierce spirit and determination! She is exactly like Jo March, and no wonder that fictional character is so beloved just as the real Louisa was loved during her life.

Pretty good, but not told like a story. It's journal entries, which is a writing style I've never really warmed up to. The thing that makes it really interesting is that it's completely based on the real journey of Captain Cook! Some bits would be a little too much for children, ( death, disease, and native nudity) so I wouldn't give it to your child to read before bed.

This is a sweet little book all about the small and big miracles that happened to or were witnessed by one woman in her lifetime. The stories are rather bland actually. They are told very plainly with just the facts, which is a testament to their veracity, but doesn't make for exciting reading. Still great stories though!

This is a tough subject to read about, and there were a few tears whilst reading, but I'm so glad that I read it! This book focuses, not on the science of life at conception or on the moral ethics involved (although those are briefly touched on), but on the political agenda of pro-abortionists, and the real destructive consequences of abortion to both men and women. While exposing the lies that the media, politicians, and society would have us believe, the author manages to give a powerful message of hope in the midst of darkness!

This book proves that legalized abortion is oppressing women through historical analysis, medical facts and statistics, logical arguments, and personal stories. There are quotes from politicians, historians, doctors, feminists, philanthropists, presidents, and judges on all sides of the issue from the last 200 years of history.

Most of the time the pro-abortionists' own words condemn them and their political pursuits to support abortion. People are so ignorant of the true motives behind the legalization of abortion- eugenics, racism, and the continued oppression of women. The media don't want you to know the true facts, the evidence of history and case law, or the science behind abortion and its after-effects. I wish everyone would read this book. It would open your eyes.

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