Review by FalconFlyer101 -- Manasakd by Kelly May Andrews
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Review by FalconFlyer101 -- Manasakd by Kelly May Andrews
[Following is a volunteer review of "Manasakd" by Kelly May Andrews.]
The land of Manasakd is a wonderful place filled with magic and splendor. You might think you're dreaming as you enter this world filled with lily pads called Tranquility Stations and magic in every corner of the land. You should not fear Manasakd for it is a peaceful land with fabulous magic you could never find in the Slip World(normal world). While there are menaces in Mansakd, there is a strong council meant to preside over and protect its creatures from harm. There are six magical groups in Manasakd Mystic, Intellectual, Visionary, Storm, Empath, and Healer.
Manasakd by Kelly May Andrews is a story that follows the journey of Tali a 10-year-old girl through the mystical world of Manasakd. Tali is the Legend the one who's destiny has been spoken across the land. Tali is a precocious girl who is very charismatic because wherever she travels she makes friends along the way. Although Tali makes many friends there is an Empath named Sandy who believes Tali killed his soul animal, a fox. He will do anything to prosecute Tali the one he believes murdered his soul animal. Tali is in need of a mentor someone to help her hone her legendary powers. Whoever mentors Tali is said to gain incredible powers and because of that, people from every magical group compete for the privilege of being her mentor. In the beautiful seemingly euphoric world there is a big problem. The Ghost of Saturday conveniently arrives at the same time as Tali making it seem like Tali had something to do with its sudden appearance.
The anticipation of what would happen to Tali and the land of Manasakd kept me turning the pages all night. I am very impressed by the uniqueness of the world Kelly May Andrews creates. I have am a voracious reader and I am impressed by the eloquent descriptive language that creates an interesting image for the imagination. I also enjoyed the variety of characters with very distinguishable dialogue like Carl the Australian Cassowary with his noticeable Australian accent. The interesting characters combined with the plot filled with anticipation made an allure that left you wanting more. The part of this book I enjoyed most was the different factions in Manasakd such as Mystic, Intellectual, Visionary, Storm, Empath, and Healer. The different magical groups all possess unique powers which added a nice variety to the magic used throughout the book. A subtler element I enjoyed was the personification of different emotions such as grief and irritation. It's serious for a children's book and provides interesting tidbits for a more mature audience.
I do have to critique the use of repetitive words such as 'legend' and 'mentor'. Also, although I enjoyed the dialogue some of the dialogue words were very rudimentary and could be replaced with better and more sophisticated words. This book is appropriate for children because it contains only very light swearing and the murder of the fox by the mountain lion isn't described in gory detail. Overall, this book has interesting characters and a captivating plot, but there was some rudimentary language. The rudimentary words still painted a beautiful picture so I rate Manasakd 4 out of 4.
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Manasakd
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The land of Manasakd is a wonderful place filled with magic and splendor. You might think you're dreaming as you enter this world filled with lily pads called Tranquility Stations and magic in every corner of the land. You should not fear Manasakd for it is a peaceful land with fabulous magic you could never find in the Slip World(normal world). While there are menaces in Mansakd, there is a strong council meant to preside over and protect its creatures from harm. There are six magical groups in Manasakd Mystic, Intellectual, Visionary, Storm, Empath, and Healer.
Manasakd by Kelly May Andrews is a story that follows the journey of Tali a 10-year-old girl through the mystical world of Manasakd. Tali is the Legend the one who's destiny has been spoken across the land. Tali is a precocious girl who is very charismatic because wherever she travels she makes friends along the way. Although Tali makes many friends there is an Empath named Sandy who believes Tali killed his soul animal, a fox. He will do anything to prosecute Tali the one he believes murdered his soul animal. Tali is in need of a mentor someone to help her hone her legendary powers. Whoever mentors Tali is said to gain incredible powers and because of that, people from every magical group compete for the privilege of being her mentor. In the beautiful seemingly euphoric world there is a big problem. The Ghost of Saturday conveniently arrives at the same time as Tali making it seem like Tali had something to do with its sudden appearance.
The anticipation of what would happen to Tali and the land of Manasakd kept me turning the pages all night. I am very impressed by the uniqueness of the world Kelly May Andrews creates. I have am a voracious reader and I am impressed by the eloquent descriptive language that creates an interesting image for the imagination. I also enjoyed the variety of characters with very distinguishable dialogue like Carl the Australian Cassowary with his noticeable Australian accent. The interesting characters combined with the plot filled with anticipation made an allure that left you wanting more. The part of this book I enjoyed most was the different factions in Manasakd such as Mystic, Intellectual, Visionary, Storm, Empath, and Healer. The different magical groups all possess unique powers which added a nice variety to the magic used throughout the book. A subtler element I enjoyed was the personification of different emotions such as grief and irritation. It's serious for a children's book and provides interesting tidbits for a more mature audience.
I do have to critique the use of repetitive words such as 'legend' and 'mentor'. Also, although I enjoyed the dialogue some of the dialogue words were very rudimentary and could be replaced with better and more sophisticated words. This book is appropriate for children because it contains only very light swearing and the murder of the fox by the mountain lion isn't described in gory detail. Overall, this book has interesting characters and a captivating plot, but there was some rudimentary language. The rudimentary words still painted a beautiful picture so I rate Manasakd 4 out of 4.
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Manasakd
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