10/27/2014

“THE TWISTROSE KEY” BY TONE ALMHJELL: EVERY PET LOVER’S FANTASY


RATING GUIDE:
 
6 – Life-Affirming and Life-Changing!
5 – A keeper!   
4 – Very good
3 –  Passable
2 –  I’d rather read a telephone book
1 – An absolute bomb.  Read at your own risk!
0 – Nothing will compensate for what I lost reading this book 

 
If you have pets and you love them to pieces, then I’m sure you’ll wish you could inhabit the world created by Tone Almhjell in her debut novel called “The Twistrose Key”.

“The Twistrose Key” is the story of Lin, who seems just like any other young girl.  However, in the land of Sylver, that magical place inhabited by animals who were once someone’s beloved pet, or tamed by a little boy or girl, Lin is someone very special.  She is a Twistrose, a child from the real world with the special ability to save Sylver’s inhabitants from threats of destruction.  As the latest Twistrose, Lin must save the Winter Prince in order to save Sylver … AND get back home to her real world.

The best part about “The Twistrose Key” is the concept of Sylver, the world where former pets and wild animals that have been tamed go to after they die.  It’s a world where these creatures develop human abilities, like walking on two legs and talking --- I’m sure every pet lover wishes his or her pet can act that way. 

Overall, while “The Twistrose Key” is not without its flaws (I found myself distracted while reading some parts of it), it remains an interesting read.  It is a wonderful, magical ode to the friendship that exists between children and animals. 

RATING:  3 1/2


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