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A review by laura_cs
The Enchanted Sonata by Heather Dixon Wallwork
5.0
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
It is not often that I wish to see a book turned into a movie (why ruin a perfectly good book?) but this a book that more than deserves to dance the silver screen with all of the beautiful (and, in some instances, terrifying) imagery that Mrs. Wallwork paints within these pages.
This is retelling of the Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, with a smidge of Pied Piper added in. Clara is a pianist, like her late father, and thrilled to finally perform in the annual Christmas Concert... and impress Johan, the pianist she has admired for years. All of her carefully arranged music and plans change when a mysterious package is found underneath the Christmas tree: a Nutcracker with a book: Clara and the Nutcracker Prince. Clara is swept away into a fantasy land where rats are the size of wolves and (somewhat useless) fairies, and Nutcracker is determined to save his people and prove himself worthy of being Emperor.
There are militant nuns (who may or may not engage in somewhat illegal activity), a candy shop that becomes the center of a military operation, and an abundance of characters you can't help but fall in love with and root for.
A very nice Christmas read, enjoyed with apple cider and gingerbread, or anytime of year with a copious amount of chocolate.
It is not often that I wish to see a book turned into a movie (why ruin a perfectly good book?) but this a book that more than deserves to dance the silver screen with all of the beautiful (and, in some instances, terrifying) imagery that Mrs. Wallwork paints within these pages.
This is retelling of the Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, with a smidge of Pied Piper added in. Clara is a pianist, like her late father, and thrilled to finally perform in the annual Christmas Concert... and impress Johan, the pianist she has admired for years. All of her carefully arranged music and plans change when a mysterious package is found underneath the Christmas tree: a Nutcracker with a book: Clara and the Nutcracker Prince. Clara is swept away into a fantasy land where rats are the size of wolves and (somewhat useless) fairies, and Nutcracker is determined to save his people and prove himself worthy of being Emperor.
There are militant nuns (who may or may not engage in somewhat illegal activity), a candy shop that becomes the center of a military operation, and an abundance of characters you can't help but fall in love with and root for.
A very nice Christmas read, enjoyed with apple cider and gingerbread, or anytime of year with a copious amount of chocolate.