Amulet (19 books in series)
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review 1: Awesomeness. :D I really don't want to wait another two years for the next one! They are so good!
review 2: MORE! I need more. *sigh* Must wait another for-ev-er now till the next book comes. *double sigh*
review 2: MORE! I need more. *sigh* Must wait another for-ev-er now till the next book comes. *double sigh*
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review 1: Seems like I'm playing catch up in this series. It seems some months have passed, since Max's attack on the sky city. Now the siblings, Emily and Navin, are being given tough decisions that they must face on their own. Emily travels through Max's memories to try and help him beco...
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review 1: Emily and Navin are involved in Lucien's strange politics. They are searching for a beacon to fight the Elf King. Navin becomes the central character in this story. The history of Max is revealed. Secrets are found out. However the story goes on.I have not read any of the p...
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review 1: In this book Emily and her friends survive the Academy but Max has stolen the mother stone But in the book they find out that Max is working for the elf King and is planning to attack cities with this mother stone.They try to lead the soldiers to cielis But Max gets in their way ...
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review 1: So far I have liked the "Amulet" books, but I don't think they're great. In Vol. 5 "Prince of the Elves," I think that there are too many concepts swimming around. I found it confusing and a tad frustrating. I've begun wondering too what the overall lesson it is that I'm supposed...
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review 1: I am growing a little frustrated with the Amulet series and I'm not sure how badly I want to finish them. To help me make that decision I'll make this a bit of a list--the things that Amulet does well and the things it does not do well. Let's start with the good. The splash pages...
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review 1: Amulet, Vol. 4: The Last Council by Kazu Kibuishi.This is all of the books I have read so far but I really liked this one.It was action packed and it was deceiving.Everyone you thought you knew isn't who you thought they were.Let alone it was creepy, all of the creatures in the ...
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review 1: Emily and company arrive at the city of Cielis hopeful for help in their quest. Instead the people seem terrified and Emily finds herself participating in trials to join the council instead of speaking to them. Emily thinks there's something wrong but her mother insists that this...
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review 1: Really enjoying this series. The characters are delightful and the illustrations are fantastic!I noticed a lot of similarities between Howl's Moving Castle series (Books by Diana Wynne Jones, Anime adapted by Hayao Miyazaki) like a moving castle and a castle in the sky/air.At fir...
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review 1: This picks up immediately after the events of Book #2!1. Characters: ★★★★✩Loved seeing Emily and all the old characters again! Emily is really awesome and learning so much and gaining so much confidence. At the same time, she's struggling with this internal conflict with darkness...
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review 1: Navin and Emilie are trying to save their mother. From what? guess you will have to read the book to find out. I think these are great books to read.-JJIn this book Emily and Navin continue their journey to find a antidote to save their mother, but unfortunately the elves are hun...
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review 1: Some real pros:-protagonist is a brave young girl named Emily. :)-themes of courage, loyalty, self-control.-awesome artI liked book 2 better than book 1, and look forward to how this saga continues to unfold. I really hope Emily and Leon don't end up together or something bizarro...
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review 1: - Compelling story with great characters and great villains! One of the best graphic novels I've read!- I like the evil twist on elves.- The illustrations are beautiful. The pictures are so vibrant and awesome. The architecture is awesome! Props to the designers!- I l...
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review 1: I thought this was a nice continuation of the amulet series. In the beginning of the book, I felt like the novel 's story line was a little stereotypical but it was compatible with the story line. There has to be a little struggle so the character's can succeed (or this scenario ...
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review 1: Every time these books start to show improvement, the next volume manages to dash all those rising hopes. How is it possible that this one is the worst yet? The pacing in this volume was absolutely terrible - characters jumped from dramatic moment to dramatic moment with very lit...
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review 1: I'm getting increasingly bothered by the sampling of elements from other fantasy tales. Maybe younger readers won't notice or mind as much, but it's a bit more than getting inspired by! There are the obvious borrowings from Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter. This la...
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review 1: This one was a bit underwhelming. After the end of the third volume, where then arrive triumphant at the lost city no one thought existed, I was expecting a bit more…I don’t know, excitement? But instead the cast is separated and a predictable conspiracy begins. The characters be...
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review 1: - I can't get over how amazing the illustrations are! The environments are amazing. I especially love the library.- The bar scenario was bit like a scene from Star Wars. I also noticed a bit of Castle in the Sky and Avatar: The Last Airbender.- There are some interesting...
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review 1: Amulet the stonekeeper's curse by Kazu kibuishi WOW this book leaves me speechless not only was this my favorite book but it probably the most action packed.The story follows Emily and her little brother Navin traveling to far lands to find their mother a cure for the poison tha...