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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I picked up this book because I liked the cover. I enjoyed the beginning of the story, even though the 'orphan sent to be an apprentice at a scary shop' wasn't the most original setup. There were intriguing bits to the story (I liked the mirrors and the stone lions) however, as the story progressed I felt like there were too many things pulling for my attention. There was the water queen and the mermaids, there was the competition between the mirror maker and the dress maker, there were the stone lions, there was a war, there was the devil and the underworld, there was too much. I was relieved when I was done with the book because it meant I didn't have to try to keep so many things straight. I think the story is not bad, it just needs a lot of the clutter pulled away to let it shine. (  )1   Bear08RnO | Jun 5, 2009 |  There is something alluring about Meyer’s text that keeps me wanting to keep reading. The mysterious nature to the story and the fantasy, often riding the fence between the dark and the mystical continually draws the reader deeper into the world. However, as is often with original or semi-original fantasies, there is not enough emphasis on the description of the various elements that Meyer is naming to create an accurate picture of this world and how it appears. As a reader, I find it confusing and difficult to follow some of the action because I have no context for what’s going on in the story.Overall, I was expecting a little more from the read, but the new and recreated elements of the mythology, especially the obsidian lion named Vermithrax, are engaging and make it fun to see what new creature or fantasy element may pop up. It is refreshing to see something that’s out of the vampire and magic vein, but the world needs more description and explanation to really take hold. -Lindsey Miller, www.lindseyslibrary.com (  ) LindseysLibrary | May 14, 2009 | Kids book, but interesting images. (  ) picardyrose | Jul 20, 2008 | Different from other fantasies as it merges mermaids, sphinx, and magic into an exciting adventure. (  ) ladyinpurple | Apr 5, 2008 | www.yasarah.blogspot.com (  ) yasarah | Oct 26, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
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