It’s a Leafty review slue today!

I received a number of Danyelle’s ebooks to review a while ago, and I’m excited today to shout out these wonderful reads for youngsters. I really think Danyelle has done a fabulous job, and that these stories are worthwhile for readers of all ages. You can find links to each of the books on Amazon included in the reviews.

The Trouble With Toads

The Trouble with Toads is a great twist on the “ugly” (as opposed to “evil”) stepsister archetype. It’s easy to fall in love with the characters, and to sympathize with Bettony’s plight as her quest for magical solutions to her “ugliness” problem lead to a slue of disasters affecting everyone around her. This story has a lot of heart and keeps tension quite nicely. This is an excellent children’s/middle grade read.

Drink the Kindle potion here on Amazon.

Of Wind and Winter

This is a great children’s read for the winter season, full of magical, frosty imagery and highly creative, dynamic characters. I loved Aneira, the brave and humble heroine kidnapped by the dread Baba Yaga to do her magical bidding. The young girl is swept away on an adventure full of wonder and peril, but wants nothing more than to return home to her family. The ending is bittersweet.

Conjure the Kindle edition here on Amazon.

Slippers of Pearl

Slippers of Pearl is a fun middle grade fantasy that follows the misadventures of Faryn, a teenage boy of humble means who is sent away from home to apprentice in wizardry and take his uncle’s place in court after the old man’s (seemingly) final passing. Faryn, however, wants nothing to do with magic and would rather learn the cobbler’s trade. As the story unfolds, Faryn’s desire to make shoes and his reluctant affinity for magic that runs in his blood become wonderfully (if not always desirably) entwined. This shapes his emerging powers as well as his identity, and it was my favorite aspect of the story. The characters are wonderfully likeable, the magic is creative, and just when you think nothing else could go wrong, Faryn and his friends find themselves in even more trouble thanks to magic. Great story!

I really enjoyed all of these!

Try the Kindle edition of Slippers on for size here on Amazon.