Official Review: Nadira by Alexandra Lane

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I seldom read children's books laced with romance. However, I think the storyline is interesting. And, older kids will find it exciting to read.
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The cover of this book is inviting — it has piqued my interest in Nadira's character. Though I'm not to judge a book by its cover, I believe this book contains a good story that's worth reading.
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Fairy tales never bores me and that's exactly why I'm obsessed with this genre of literature. Deducing from this review, 'Nadira' really sounds like a modern fairly tale book. I'm sure this book will appease more to young adults and every lover of adventurous tales.
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A modern fairy tale: a prince, evil queen, wicked witch and a damsel who is not in distress. It's definitely a charming tale I must-read. Thanks for the free copy available today on Amazon Kindle. Congratulations on BOTD. Thanks for your excellent review.
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The Fairy tale portrayed Nadira as a strong girl’s challenge clad life journey. The Book is a smartly narrated relationship between her and Prince Jai, and the Princess Theodora. Flow in story greatly captures best part of Nadira’s advances, while keeping the fate of ruling Kingdoms a subjective. The Fairy tale justifies how Nadira unfold hurdled destine while winning Jai's heart. The story succeeded meeting great expectations of readers of the modern age.
~~~ Worth reading the story of its kind ~~~
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Female protagonist books are always a fun to read.... This book seems to be a good read for children as well as young adults.... It has everything from a charming prince to an evil witch and also a wicked queen and so on... And above all Nadira, who is an independent girl with strong opinions about many things and is never waiting to be rescued by a knight.... And teaches us to face the challenges head-on to discover our true powers.... If u don't consider some spelling errors and grammatical ones... It's a 4 out of 4 stars....!
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I love the strong female protagonist. This modern fairytale sounds very well executed. I will give it a try.
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As I'm a huge fan of strong female characters, I think I'd like reading this one. It reminds me of Disney films such as Mulan, where the lead is not a damsel in distress and doesn't need a man to save her. Thanks for this review!
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I love when so-called “modern fairy tales” feature strong female protagonists that defy the standards for their gender in the genre. I’ve read, studied, and watched various forms of fairy tales and their retelling both for fun and for my academic career for years, and how women are typically portrayed has always been the biggest thorn in my side for what is otherwise one of my favorite story genres. A story like this, though, works to make up for that. Thank you for the helpful review.
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I think this has a fantasy storyline that would be a good read for children as well as many adults. As this is designated as a children's book, I do believe kids would get a positive message of solidarity and strength from Nadira's character. Thank you for the detailed review.
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Well, I must say Nadira's story resonates strongly with me as I've found myself with situations having a semblance to hers. Never having to be rescued by a "knight in shining armor" is one reason why I love strong female protagonists, so I'll definitely be reading up this book. Thanks for the riveting review.
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Wow this sounds like a must read for me. I absolutely love Nadira's character just by the description in review. And the other characters seems well developed too. I would love to read this. Thanks for a great recommendation.
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I enjoyed reading the review of the book. I think that this will be a very good story for children to read. I love how this fairy tale has a strong female protagonist, and I am now interested in wanting to read the book.
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I'm not really one for fairy tales, however, I do appreciate the strong, unconventional attributes of Nadira, probably because it is so unfairy tale-like. Great review.
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The books sounds really interesting and fascinating, my kind of book. I will love to try it out. Great review.
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