REVIEW: #30 Random Magic
Reading time: 3 – 4 minutes
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Synopsis: (Taken from book)
When absent-minded Professor Random misplaces the main character from Alice in Wonderland, young Henry Witherspoon must book-jump to fetch Alice before chaos theory kicks in and the world vanishes. Along the way he meets Winnie Flapjack, a wit-cracking doodle witch with nothing to her name but a magic feather and a plan. Such as it is. Henry and Winnie brave the Dark Queen, whatwolves, pirates, Struths, and fluttersmoths, Priscilla and Charybdis, obnoxiously cheerful vampires, Baron Samedi, a nine-dimensional cat, and one perpetually inebriated Muse to rescue Alice and save the world by tea time.
Review:
Random Magic is truly.. random. The first chapter seems to be off the wall and hard to understand – but only at first. One must continue reading to fully grasp the quirky, eccentric, and brilliant style that is Sasha Soren. (It also helps to have a dictionary handy).
Once Henry comes into the picture, the book (for me) read with much more ease. As a student at (enter long-quirky-title-here), his professor, Professor Random, insists that he misplaced Alice from Alice in Wonderland. Yes, the professor lost a character from a book. The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland was now just, “The Adventures of in Wonderland.” Henry thought it was weird too. The request from the professor though, was that if Henry doesn’t jump into the book and find her, the world (as we know it) will end! Henry feels as if his professor is a bit of a wack job, but humors him anyway – until he actually finds himself thrown into a book (but the wrong one!)
His first adventure in this wonderful, zany, phenomenal world introduces him to a small-time witch, Winnie Flapjack. This woman has no fear. No fear, even though she is being prepped to be burned at the stake by the hateful townspeople. Henry comes to the rescue and pairs up with this interesting character who seems to know her way around this magical world. This is good considering Henry has no idea where he is or what he is up against.
All while trying to find Alice, the two find themselves in many different (sometimes thrilling) situations requiring them to think quickly and follow their gut (wherever it may lead!) It also helps that Winnie has her magic feather handy.
I found Random Magic to be brilliantly written. At times it reminded me of Harry Potter (with the word play) and at other times it felt like something I would be reading in some philosophy class with all it’s metaphors and such. There is definitely more to this story than meets the eye. Brilliant.
Source: Author Requested Review ** Receiving this book directly from the author in no way influenced my opinion of the book. **
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