Review: Pure Dead Magic by Debi Gliori

status:	Read from February 15 to 21, 2010
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review:	Wow, i've read some trashy books in the last few years, and this is one of the worst. I got this book years and years ago when i was in primary school (about the age of 7) when the school book fair came passing. I liked the title back then. Thinking I'd get a story of ghosts and scary ghouls i handed over my money for it. The book was eventually forgotten the second i got it home though.. haha Almost seven years to the day i found it amongst old childhood stuff as i cleaned out s...more Wow, i've read some trashy books in the last few years, and this is one of the worst. I got this book years and years ago when i was in primary school (about the age of 7) when the school book fair came passing. I liked the title back then. Thinking I'd get a story of ghosts and scary ghouls i handed over my money for it. The book was eventually forgotten the second i got it home though.. haha Almost seven years to the day i found it amongst old childhood stuff as i cleaned out some old boxes from the loft. The book was heavily damaged but i remembered it straight away, and i also remembered that I'd yet to read it. So i sat down about three days ago to finely read this dusty battered children's novel for the first time... -&- The entire plot is in shambles, the characters are see-through and don't move the plot along. They just seem to be carelessly thrown about the place and into stupid idiotic situations. The writing has some similarities to other gothic fairytale-ish children's books that i grow up with ..ie: 'Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events' - the authors ability to tell a good story isn't even close to being up to par with Lemony Snicket, even though the narrative voice can be mistaken to be similar it's in no way cutting it close to being any good. I really had no idea what i was reading! The plot buggered off half way through. I'm going to be honest here, i just wanted all of the characters to die. Expect Damp, that silly little baby is just so joyfully ignorant ^-^ (ignorance is bliss ladies and gentlemen) Didn't like it, want to bin it and will never admit to actually reading it, Never Ever! Stephanie xx