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All her life, it has been clear to Marabel that her twin Marco, the “Chosen One”, is special, and she is not. She is consistently ignored or laughed at. But when her brother is kidnapped, Marabel disobeys her father and escapes the castle to go after him. On her adventure, Marabel meets a great many creatures, she learns that the world is more complicated than she thought, not everything she’s been told is true, and that she doesn’t always need to put up with the way people treat her.

I thought Marabel’s family and character struggles were relevant, and well done, and the dichotomy between her and her twin, however briefly shown, was fun.

That was it.

I chose this book because the description claims it is “perfect for fans of Ella Enchanted and Dealing with Dragons.” It’s really not. If you are reading those, you are beyond this level already (and I re-read Ella Enchanted, just to check). You might still have fun with it—there are magical creatures, including a talking unicorn and a dragon.

The main problem is that the author couldn’t decide if she was writing a fantasy or a satire.

There are constant references to modern concepts (‘take an elfie’) and devices (airplanes) that are probably just supposed to be funny. They were… kind of funny… but mostly annoying. Confusing. And detracting from the story.

The world of Magikos is not well explained, but it doesn’t have to be. However, every time some piece of tech was mentioned (Wizfi) I had to wonder how it worked, and why they have things like messengers. And don’t have things like proper roads.
Some things seemed to be done ‘just because’ and they were not well thought-out. For example, Marabel loses her pack (or, stuff wrapped in a blanket) the first day of their 3-week adventure. …Why? Her friend and her each having a pack would STILL be difficult for a 3-week journey. How did they even survive? Also, the unicorn’s horn required a software upgrade. …What?

In the end, it was cute, a very quick read, and I probably would have enjoyed around the time I read Dealing with Dragons (8 years old).

I might recommend instead the following authors:
Shannon Hale (Princess Academy, Storybook of Legends)
Jessica Day George (Dragon Slippers, Tuesdays at the Castle)
Gail Carson Levine (Ella Enchanted, the Fairy’s Mistake)
Diana Wynne Jones (How’s Moving Castle, Dark Lord of Derkholm)
Patricia C. Wrede (Dealing with Dragons, Sorcery & Cecelia)
Bruce Coville (Into the Land of the Unicorns)


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Marabel and the Book of Fate Tracy Barrett 9780316433990 Books Reviews

"Marabel and the Book of Fate" is a wonderful middle grade fantasy that is sure to become a quick favorite. Marabel is a princess of Magikos, where she lives with her father, stepmother (but not an evil stepmother), twin brother, and younger siblings. Magikos has banished most magical creatures, which they call Evils, to the outerlands, which are ruled by her Aunt Mab. Magikos lives under the strict rule of the Book of Fate, which they have taken literally, and the Book says that Marco, born on the thirteenth minute of the thirteenth hour of the thirteenth day, is the Chosen One, who will do great things. As such, Marabel has been ignored in favor of Marco.

Everything changes on Marabel and Marco's thirteenth birthday, when Mab comes and kidnaps Marco, threatening to turn him into a frog or a snake or something like that if Matthew doesn't give her the throne. She could have had it, except that only Kings can get the throne. When King Matthew asks the Book for advice and finds that Marco should save himself, he does nothing. It is up to Marabel to travel to save Marco and prevent Magikos from falling into war.

Marabel sets out with her BFF and servant, Ellie, as well as Floriano, a sarcastic unicorn. As they travel to Mab's castle, they encounter all sorts of magical creatures and some dangers. Marabel learns that maybe the Book doesn't know everything (and shouldn't be taken so literally) - and that the Evils are not always evil, just like humans- there are good and bad ones. This was quite a clever adventure story featuring the smart and spunky Marabel. I also enjoyed that the brother, Marco, was kind and quiet/less prone to action/adventure- it's great to see that a boy can be anything too.

There were also really fantastic details spattered throughout, such as Wizfi instead of Wifi, and a host of delightful characters. Hotshot, the dragon, was probably one of my favorites, but there are so many fantastic side characters. This is a book that girls and boys could easily fall in love with and begs to be made into a movie. I highly recommend to the middle grade crowd- you won't be disappointed with this book!

Please note that I received an ARC from the publisher through netgalley. All opinions are my own.
All her life, it has been clear to Marabel that her twin Marco, the “Chosen One”, is special, and she is not. She is consistently ignored or laughed at. But when her brother is kidnapped, Marabel disobeys her father and escapes the castle to go after him. On her adventure, Marabel meets a great many creatures, she learns that the world is more complicated than she thought, not everything she’s been told is true, and that she doesn’t always need to put up with the way people treat her.

I thought Marabel’s family and character struggles were relevant, and well done, and the dichotomy between her and her twin, however briefly shown, was fun.

That was it.

I chose this book because the description claims it is “perfect for fans of Ella Enchanted and Dealing with Dragons.” It’s really not. If you are reading those, you are beyond this level already (and I re-read Ella Enchanted, just to check). You might still have fun with it—there are magical creatures, including a talking unicorn and a dragon.

The main problem is that the author couldn’t decide if she was writing a fantasy or a satire.

There are constant references to modern concepts (‘take an elfie’) and devices (airplanes) that are probably just supposed to be funny. They were… kind of funny… but mostly annoying. Confusing. And detracting from the story.

The world of Magikos is not well explained, but it doesn’t have to be. However, every time some piece of tech was mentioned (Wizfi) I had to wonder how it worked, and why they have things like messengers. And don’t have things like proper roads.
Some things seemed to be done ‘just because’ and they were not well thought-out. For example, Marabel loses her pack (or, stuff wrapped in a blanket) the first day of their 3-week adventure. …Why? Her friend and her each having a pack would STILL be difficult for a 3-week journey. How did they even survive? Also, the unicorn’s horn required a software upgrade. …What?

In the end, it was cute, a very quick read, and I probably would have enjoyed around the time I read Dealing with Dragons (8 years old).

I might recommend instead the following authors
Shannon Hale (Princess Academy, Storybook of Legends)
Jessica Day George (Dragon Slippers, Tuesdays at the Castle)
Gail Carson Levine (Ella Enchanted, the Fairy’s Mistake)
Diana Wynne Jones (How’s Moving Castle, Dark Lord of Derkholm)
Patricia C. Wrede (Dealing with Dragons, Sorcery & Cecelia)
Bruce Coville (Into the Land of the Unicorns)