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This is my second reading of this book. There is a fairy tale feel about it. The main character is OK, but the female empowerment theme is worn out for me, especially when the girl pretty much saves the day for everybody & the men all seem to need saving...it's a little too much. The fact that there's a husband buying market mentioned early on should have been an indication ! I find the style of writing enjoyable & the imaginative plot devices fun. But a few things made me decide to not keep this on my shelf for a 3rd reading. The main reason is that I would not feel comfortable if my young granddaughter borrowed it. As an adult I can over look characters saying "rat bastard" but there are other things I think should go unsaid because it changes the tone of the book & the reality of mature subjects ruin the fun of a story like this.I did not warm up to Owen . Especially not as a love interest.The author chose to tell us that before the age of 15 he's appreciative of the opposite sex. But the way we learn this makes him seem lecherous & randy.It's not that a young boy wouldn't be those things in his thoughts, but we don't need or want to hear about it. Here's what I mean. pg 47 has him describing his youth. The milk maids of which he says he likes are described thus: "their breasts spilling over the top of their aprons." A few sentences later he notes "but on the eve of my 15th birthday mother caught me and one of the milk maids half naked". Not to worry, he mentions that he was always careful not to go too far because he doesn't want to end up forced into marriage. Wow, what a keeper of a guy.He is older by the time he meets the main character with whom he falls in love, but just a short time before she appears on the scene he has been frequently kissing another milk maid behind the tool shed ,but once the main character shows us he abruptly tells the milk maid that he never thought of her as a woman & that he was never serious about her. his exact thoughts after she leaves in a huff are "it was possible all those hours kissing behind the tool shed had given her the wrong idea".
My last objection is a small one, but it's along the same lines as the others.To imply or say that a female character is fearful of being "taken advantage of" or of being alone with a creepy guy is one thing, to have her say "a girl from our village had been raped and the next day she drowned herself" is to blatant.Mentioning rape & suicide really changes the tone & atmosphere of the story. SO it's the way things are spelled out, that really matters when dealing with such subject matters.


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The Sweetest Spell Suzanne Selfors Books Reviews

This is the first book I have read by this author. And I was put off by the title, but it turned out to be not so bad. I would recommend it for the young adult generation. Other than that it was a good read and I look forward to seeing more from Suzanne Selfors.
IT WAS A STORY THAT KEPT YOU WANTING TO TURN THE PAGES TO SEE WHAT WAS COMING NEXT, AND YOU WERE NEVER DISAPPOINTED
It was an engaging quick read. It's not a literary masterpiece for the ages, but it's well written and leaves you happy at the end of the book. Good underlying themes of social issues to discuss with younger readers.
This was a cute read. It wasn't as romantic as I was expecting, but it was still very entertaining, with a long journey, many colorful characters, and girl who finds the courage to use her gift to save the people who once shunned her. One of my favorite things about the story was Emmiline's connection to the cows and how they protected her and she loved them. I thought that set the story apart as something different and added a very fairy tale charm to the tale.
Overall, I wasn't blown away, but I was entertained.
Oh My Gosh! I Absolutely Loved And Adored This Wonderful Story! This Is A Story About Love And Loss And Chocolate! The Author Takes Us To A Faraway Place Where We Can Experience A Life Of Not Just Rags To Riches, But Pride In Those That Would Be Humbled And Humility In Those That Would Be Proud. It Is The Story Of Experiencing For The First Time, The Taste Of Truly Sweet Things. It Is A Sweet And Gentle Story Of A Harsh And Brutal Existence. It Is The Story Of A Sweet Flagrant Rose Among A Sharp Bed Of Thorns, It Is The Story Of Chocolate, Sweet, Warm And Buttery...It Is Absolute Delight....It Is The Sweetest Spell...
Interesting. I loved the start of this book where Emmeline the outcast loses her home to a flood and is washed down river to a dairy farm where she discovers she can make chocolate. Making chocolate is an ancient magic, long absent from the kingdom.

With a budding romance between Emmeline and Owen, the dairyman's son, the story seemed to be headed in an adorable direction but took a dark turn. Emmeline is kidnapped, Owen nearly murdered and the reader has to spend the rest of the book, reading about Emmeline being abused by one sociopath after another. A small percentage of people in Aungland are nice, everyone else is a lying, greedy, monster eager to commit atrocities against their fellow human beings.

A bit too dark for a charming opening about a girl gifted magic from a group of friendly cows.
This is a book about resilience, commitment to family, aloneness, and keeping a pure heart. The main character, Emmeline, is destined to a hard and lonely life at birth, when it is discovered that she has a deformed right foot. Through chance and a little magic, the child is saved and lives with her father, a bitter man. Emmeline's only friends are the local cows, who search her out wherever she is and provide her not only with the love and warmth she craves, but the magic spell that transforms her life from unknown and unwanted to being the highest prize in the land. Along the way, Emmeline learns that sharing her magic with the other members of her clan gives her the feeling of inclusion that she has desired for so long.

Suzanne Selfors provides the reader with the perfect mix of magic, fairy tale, and life lessons. Moral of the story? Don't judge a book by it's cover - in more ways than one.
This is my second reading of this book. There is a fairy tale feel about it. The main character is OK, but the female empowerment theme is worn out for me, especially when the girl pretty much saves the day for everybody & the men all seem to need saving...it's a little too much. The fact that there's a husband buying market mentioned early on should have been an indication ! I find the style of writing enjoyable & the imaginative plot devices fun. But a few things made me decide to not keep this on my shelf for a 3rd reading. The main reason is that I would not feel comfortable if my young granddaughter borrowed it. As an adult I can over look characters saying "rat bastard" but there are other things I think should go unsaid because it changes the tone of the book & the reality of mature subjects ruin the fun of a story like this.I did not warm up to Owen . Especially not as a love interest.The author chose to tell us that before the age of 15 he's appreciative of the opposite sex. But the way we learn this makes him seem lecherous & randy.It's not that a young boy wouldn't be those things in his thoughts, but we don't need or want to hear about it. Here's what I mean. pg 47 has him describing his youth. The milk maids of which he says he likes are described thus "their breasts spilling over the top of their aprons." A few sentences later he notes "but on the eve of my 15th birthday mother caught me and one of the milk maids half naked". Not to worry, he mentions that he was always careful not to go too far because he doesn't want to end up forced into marriage. Wow, what a keeper of a guy.He is older by the time he meets the main character with whom he falls in love, but just a short time before she appears on the scene he has been frequently kissing another milk maid behind the tool shed ,but once the main character shows us he abruptly tells the milk maid that he never thought of her as a woman & that he was never serious about her. his exact thoughts after she leaves in a huff are "it was possible all those hours kissing behind the tool shed had given her the wrong idea".
My last objection is a small one, but it's along the same lines as the others.To imply or say that a female character is fearful of being "taken advantage of" or of being alone with a creepy guy is one thing, to have her say "a girl from our village had been raped and the next day she drowned herself" is to blatant.Mentioning rape & suicide really changes the tone & atmosphere of the story. SO it's the way things are spelled out, that really matters when dealing with such subject matters.