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A review by jabarkas
Flora Segunda by Ysabeau S. Wilce
3.0
Flora Segunda really really wants you to see just how gosh-darned whimsical it is.
To say That it is baiting for a movie deal would be an understatement on a scale for which I do not currently possess a simile.
Flora segunda is the story of a semi-misunderstood 13 year old girl, with a troubled but loving family background and burgeoning magic powers. I know I know, you've heard this one before, so have I. It is, of course, flora's hook. Without that somewhat hackneyed set-up, this book would never have been green-lit, since there is nothing pulishers crave more than potential franchise drones that tweener girls represent. Yet in spite of this, and several other handicaps, flora manages to be an entertaining read, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for light and quick escapism.
The book can basically be divided into 2 halves: half one is Flora getting into trouble, and half 2 is Flora getting out of trouble. Because of the way they impacted my
To say That it is baiting for a movie deal would be an understatement on a scale for which I do not currently possess a simile.
Flora segunda is the story of a semi-misunderstood 13 year old girl, with a troubled but loving family background and burgeoning magic powers. I know I know, you've heard this one before, so have I. It is, of course, flora's hook. Without that somewhat hackneyed set-up, this book would never have been green-lit, since there is nothing pulishers crave more than potential franchise drones that tweener girls represent. Yet in spite of this, and several other handicaps, flora manages to be an entertaining read, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for light and quick escapism.
The book can basically be divided into 2 halves: half one is Flora getting into trouble, and half 2 is Flora getting out of trouble. Because of the way they impacted my