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I would recommend this book to everyone, if they liked dark fantasy books. Cliff McNish really outdone himself! I loved it!!


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The Doomspell A Battle Between Good and Evil Cliff McNish Geoff Taylor 9780803727106 Books Reviews

Two siblings are taken to a magical land where they find that they are perhaps destined to overthrow the evil witch and rescue the talking animals from the eternal winter that the witch has imposed on them.
Thus is the plot of this book, set in the land of Narnia--oops, I mean Ithrea. If you've read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, you undoubtedly recognize the story. The main problem with The Doomspell is that it fails to become anything more than a meager copy of The Chronicles of Narnia geared for somewhat older readers.
I recently bought Doomspell thinking that it looked and sounded interesting. When I got Home I noticed that it said in fine print that it was a children's story. At the time I have to say I was disappointed,But I figured 'What the hell,why not?', I am seventeen yrs old and I can safely say it was very entertaining, EXTEREMELY Exciting, all in all not bad for a kiddie book!!!!=)Fully recommend that you don't pay attention to the "little kid" comment and read this book!!!! Hell even my mom like it nuff said.
The young girl Rachel and her brother Eric are taken from our world, by the evil witch Dragwena, to the cold world of Ithrea.
Dragwena, the ruler of Ithrea, wants to prey upon the childrens magic abilities - abilites that all Earths' children have, although they are dormant.
But Rachel and Eric are not quite like other children, and soon whispers spread on Ithrea, about the child hope.
But will Dragwena suceed in turning Rachel into a witch? Or will Rachel and Eric be able to find allies on Ithrea and defeat the witch? And how can they return to Earth?
It is true that you notice some inspiration from the Narnia books (though without all the christian symbolism), but I find that McNish uses it in his own context, and I find many of his characters - like Morpeth and the prapsies - both interesting and original.
There are cliches as well, but all in all it's an energetic tale, with some original elements, and a good pace. The descriptions of the main character Rachel, her development and her friendship with Morpeth are good, and there are surprises here and there even for fantasy fans.
So as long as you don't expect and oríginal masterpeice, this book is worth reading!
Cliff McNish, a new British author being published in the US as well as the UK, produces a mixed bag in "Doomspell." On one hand he shows genuine imagination, sense of atmosphere and an intriguingly well-made magical system. On the other hand, his villain is a little too cartoonish, and his story a little too cutesy and cliched.
The hideous, evil witch Dragwena has been pulling children with magical ability to the icy world of Ithrea for a long, long time. The kids always turn out not to be talented enough for Dragwena's purposes, and she allows them to live as aged, abused servants. But when she magically pulls the two children Eric and Rachel to Ithrea, she finds that Rachel possesses powers comparable to her own.
Rachel and Eric are treated well initially by the strange woman with a serpent for a necklace. They befriend her servant Morpeth, who helps Rachel develop her powers in the desperate hope that she can help his enslaved friends. But Dragwena is still stronger than Rachel is -- and determined to transform the girl into a bloodthirsty witch as well.
McNish definitely has a flair for fantasy. While not the best fantasy that I've read, it contained a number of surprises and intriguing elements to keep me guessing up until the climax. Unfortunately the plot is also saddled with a lot of rather cutesy cliches. The magically empowered preteen, the rhyming prophecy, Ithrea and its bizarre wildlife, and the idea of children being turned into broken slaves of the witch were all irritatingly cliched. And every now and then, McNish trots out something so ridiculous that it simply does not belong, such as the bickering bird-baby "prapsies." And often Dragwena becomes too gleefully evil to be convincing.
However, he does have a talent for descriptive writing. His descriptions of Rachel's transformations are outstanding, as is the world of Ithrea. His characterizations, aside from Dragwena, are fairly good. While Rachel is hampered by the clear influence from the author's daughter, she is a fairly convincing heroine. More outstanding are Eric, the quiet background guy who serves an unexpected (though too convenient) purpose in the plot, and Morpeth, who manages to be both old and young, mature and insecurely boyish.
Overall this is a cute little fantasy book. Not for those who like their stories hard-core, but good for the kids who are searching for something new and yet familiar.
Rating 4/5

Genre Middle Grade Fantasy

Pages 240



I was provided a free copy of this book by the author. Thank you so much! All opinons are my own.

After having the same strange dream, siblings Rachel and Eric find themselves being transported to another world where Rachel's special powers come into play to help free the children that have been captured by the evil Dragwena. -

So to start this review off I do want to say that I do love books that have that Harry Potter/Narnia type feel to them and I felt this book fit that perfectly. The book was highly imaginative, the world building was fantastic, and the characters felt like real children instead of mini adults who know how to solve all the world's issues.

However, I did feel like the book didn't keep my interest. I'm not sure why but I could walk off from the book and not feel a need to go back to it. I blame my funky mood I've been in lately. I also felt that the plot was a bit similiar to other middle grade books I've read.

Verdict If you're looking for a middle grade book that your child might love if they like magical books like Narnia then this book is for you! If you're an older reader this book might drag a bit for you.
I would recommend this book to everyone, if they liked dark fantasy books. Cliff McNish really outdone himself! I loved it!!