The Fiction Class Book Review

Advantages: A Great Book For Writing Tips.
Disadvantages: The Story Itself isn't That Strong.

...Is it a novel or a book of writing tips? It's both actually, if you want it to be. On her website, the author says it came out of "discussions I had with my mother". So it is about a writer and her mother, but also about a creative writing class. Since Breen herself has taught such a class, parts of it are autobiographical, although she declares there is a lot of fiction woven in. The story is...

PinkyPurple246 02.05.2013 16:17 · Read review
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Review of The Fiction Class - Susan Breen

A book with a sprinkling of 'magic'

Advantages: A nice read with just just a sprinkling of magic
Disadvantages: Depressing to start with

...forgettable in my opinion. To this end, I?d stopped reading any more of her work in favour of other authors, but when I saw the rather magical cover of this book, I was tempted to give it a go and took the plunge. In the main, I was rather pleased with this book, and this review will explain why. Synopsis When 16-year-old Tamara Goodwin?s Father takes his own life, and leaves his family penniless...

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Review of The Book of Tomorrow - Cecelia Ahern

A Magic Book

Advantages: Good story, well written characters
Disadvantages: Magical element seems a tad childish

..., and the friendship between the three is very touching, particularly towards the end of the book. It's A Kind of Magic was definitely not what I expected from this well-known Women's Fiction writer, but it was still an enjoyable read all the same. It's a good basic storyline, one which has been done many times before but this one has a surprising twist, even though I myself wasn't keen on it. 'Matthews' clearly...

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Review of It's A Kind of Magic - Carole Matthews