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Overall, this is a cute story for children. Because of the length, I would suggest chapter divisions (75 pages on-going is a bit much). A good editor would improve the readability of the book.

While I liked the story content, I was easily confused with the transitioning from one language to the other. I also had a hard time following the story and a few of the things happening in the story was confusing as well. At one moment you hate Gunter Greene and the next you are seeing an almost endearing side to him that kind of ruins the evil incarnate that he's suppose to be. While I wouldn't deter others from reading this book, I must say it was not as fascinating as I would have hoped.

This was a great read. Yes, it was dark, as the author warns, but well written. I did feel though that the story was more about Gunter Greene than Anna. Throughout the book I was eager to read about Anna and wondering why I was reading so much about Gunter. Anna was the focus briefly toward the end, but I didn't really feel that her "curse" and (spoiler alert) her plan to come back were as elaborate as they could have been again, based on the title. Although I found the story compelling, I was always a little distracted waiting for Anna to appear. The character development was wonderful. Even though Gunter was a horrible monster, the author made him strangely likeable, or at least made the reader sympathetic to him. That is pretty powerful writing considering his actions in the book. The struggle to deal with the innate rage/evil of certain characters surfaced a bit.

I would (and have) recommend this book!½

A short work by Mary Aris containing 29 poems. Relating to love, relationships and marriage. Although I'm not a huge fan of poems and poetry, these are worth a read. Three in particular stand out for me.... Love's Spirit, Marriage of Souls and Eternal Oath. I feel they would be excellent for couple's to recite at their weddings. All in all, a wonderful quick read that is uplifting and inspiring!

Bartholomew is a bookworm who lives in the public library. He is very intelligent and loves to read. I enjoyed how he was engaging with the children and inspired them to want to read more. Unfortunately the parents didn't like the thought of a worm living in the library and wanted him gone. While I think this is a very cute story and can encourage children to want to read, I felt that it focused too much on the parents wanting him gone and not enough time on the other main characters which where the two children who were accidentaly locked in the library. The only other thing I noticed was that when there was a fire the children were told to call the fire brigade not 911. While I believe the author lives in England and this may be the reason for this, children reading this book in the US may be a little confused by it. Definately a cute read though and I think children will thoroughly enjoy it, thanks!

I received this book free from Mary Aris to review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

This is a charming children's book about a loveable bookworm named Bartholomew that lives in a library. I say "charming" because that is what Bartholomew is. The author has created a bookworm with a gentle, loving personality. Unfortunately for Bartholomew, the people in the book are not all so gentle and loving, but he even wins them over in the end.
As much as I enjoyed the book, I do have a few concerns with the story. Like the author, I, too, am a library asistant, and I found it odd that Ms. Dubois the children's librarian would light a candle in the library at storytime. It seems that lighting a candle in a building full of books would be the last thing you'd want to do! My other concern is that when a fire does break out in the library (which incidentally is not related to the storytime candle!) the little boy that was accidentally locked in the burning library calls the fire brigade instead of dialing 911. I think that would be confusing to some children. I assume most areas in the USA have access to 911 services now, but I could be wrong.
Other than these few details I enjoyed the book very much and would like to congratulate the author on a lovely book. I fell in love with Bartholomew and with the proper backing I think he could become the next "Wishbone", inspiring children to read children's classics! Thank you for sharing him with us!

Princess Rose is the type of story you don't see much of these days, a fairy tale. It was a short, fun, colorful read and it had everything a fairy tale should have, Kings, Queens, a beautiful Princess, a handsome Prince and a despicable villain.

Like all good fairy tales, Princess Rose was conceived with a little magical help from he Moonbeam Fairies, who, upon hearing Queen Anne crying at the Gilded Pond, interceded and granted her wish for a child.

The Evil Magician, Astroscuiousnov, is quite the villain too. He kidnaps her and when some of his help tries to free her, he causes one great injury and the other death, and to make matters worse, he turns rose into a rose and imprisons her in a class dome which he places at the top of a light house tower. If that isn't evil, I don't know what is!

Not to worry there's a happy ending in store, or it wouldn't be a fairy tale. The prince of Aragon here's her singing and comes to her aid slaying dragons, and orges and other unpleasant things and just when you think all hope is lost you get the happily ever after.

But that's not it, because this tale is being told by a nanny to a little boy who just might be Princess Rose's young son.

I loved the twist at the end, though it is sad. This was a sweet story that can be read and enjoyed by young and old and revisited when the mood suits you.

O nce upon a time, a little girl was born in 1963. ‘A Day in My Life’ is the story of that little girl who grew up into a young woman. This is the story of Mary Aris (Nee González). It is the story of a wife, a daughter, a sister, an Aunt, a poet, and a writer as she travels through the journey of her life. A Day in My Life is the autobiography of a girl with a passion for poetry and literature. It is the story of a young lady who was inspired to write poetry at an early age and later published ‘Melodies of the Heart’....a collection of twenty-nine of her best love poems. It is also the story about her struggle with scoliosis, an abusive experience, an eating disorder, an arrogant tyrannical boss and how she coped with it all.

Melodies of the Heart features twenty-nine poems on the subject of love written in the span of fifteen years by Poetess and Author, Mary Aris.½