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Der Märchensommer geht zu Ende. Noch bis Freitag können die Fragen und Rätsel beantwortet werden, um einen der tollen Preise zu gewinnen.
U.a. sind das Print-Ausgaben und E-Books der Märchenspinnerei und der Galgenmärchen.
Sowie Postkarten und/oder A4 Prints mit märchenhaften Motiven von abgemeldet und panicYoYo
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Im Märchensommer gibt es etwas ganz besonderes, denn Janna Ruth – ihres Zeichens Märchenspinnerin und Autorin der Adaption der zertanzten Schuhe – hat sich eine Märchen Rallye ausgedacht. Von der ich auch ein Teil bin – und ich musste mich nicht mal dafür anmelden.
Die Rallye startete auf der Seite der Märchenspinnerei und von dort an folgt man den Fragen über diverse Blogs. Auf jedem Blog gibt es eine Frage zu einem Märchen. Mit der richtigen Antwort gelangt man dann zu einem Lösungsbuchstaben bis sich das Ganze zu einem Lösungswort zusammensetzt. Mit diesem Lösungswort kann man dann bis zum 15.8. ein märchenhaftes Paket gewinnen. Genaueres erfahrt ihr hier: Märchenspinnerei.
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Lies weiter: Märchenrallye
Im Märchensommer gibt es etwas ganz besonderes, denn Janna Ruth – ihres Zeichens Märchenspinnerin und Autorin der Adaption der zertanzten Schuhe – hat sich eine Märchen Rallye ausgedacht. Von der ich auch ein Teil bin – und ich musste mich nicht mal dafür anmelden.
Die Rallye startete auf der Seite der Märchenspinnerei und von dort an folgt man den Fragen über diverse Blogs. Auf jedem Blog gibt es eine Frage zu einem Märchen. Mit der richtigen Antwort gelangt man dann zu einem Lösungsbuchstaben bis sich das Ganze zu einem Lösungswort zusammensetzt. Mit diesem Lösungswort kann man dann bis zum 15.8. ein märchenhaftes Paket gewinnen. Genaueres erfahrt ihr hier: Märchenspinnerei.
Wenn du Spaß daran hast Märchenrätsel zu lösen, dann mach doch gleich beim Märchensommer mit! Noch bis 25.8. können Punkte für tolle Preise gesammelt werden! Mehr Informationen hier: Märchensommer.
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Lies weiter: Märchenrallye
As part of the Fairy Tale Summer/Märchensommer you get my review for Im Bann der zertanzten Schuhe (Under the Spell of the worn-out Dancing Shoes) by Janna Ruth.
Even after two years the war still has its hold on Jonas and nightmares and visions are his constant companions. As he one day wanders through a new town he reaches the DeModie and stumbling out of it is the cheerful Sophie who unexpectedly enchants him with her liveliness. Shortly after he learns that the job he’s applying for is from her father who wants to hire him to know what his daughter is doing every night. As Jonas soon finds out is the former ballerina off to dance with her prince, Luca, in the DeModie, an enchanted realm right within the nightlife.
The worn-out dancing Shoes with less princesses, but even more magical by the Märchenspinnerei.
For this one I as well wrote down some thoughts in the Reading Group on Facebook (Magical Book Reading) and also kept track of them on Goodreads, so most things might sound familiar.
The story is told in turns from Jonas’ and Sophie’s perspectives, but not in first person. The chapters are much longer than the ones from the other Märchenspinnerei books and it’s a nice change. Every chapter title uses a phrase and silhouette from ballet, as it is an integral part of Sophie’s life. Where Sophie’s chapters are mostly magical and phantastic, Jonas’ brings a more realistic view to the page and it’s a great contrast to see things through their very different eyes. At one point we even get to see a scene from both their perspectives, something I always enjoy in different media. The story itself manages to switch between very soft, quiet passages and energetic climaxes, just like in a good ballad. :D
[...]
At the core of it, the book is a love story and therefore has the necessary elements: A girl with rose-coloured glasses, a lover’s oath and instant affection. Some of it is explained through the characters situations and characteristics, but for someone like me, who’s not that much into romance it’s hard to take serious. Still, it doesn’t get too much attention and is integrated nice and naturally – especially the reactions in some situations. In general are the interactions between the characters and their respective reactions to certain turns of events very natural. Thus it doesn’t feel like your just reading a book, it feels more like you’re following their journey by their side.
[...]
[...]
As I’ve mentioned before are the interactions between the characters very natural, which makes following their story so much easier. You can see this interaction especially with Jonas and Sophie: They motivate and help each other without wanting anything in return. What’s best about the characters is that all of them are [...]
I know I’ve been repeated myself over and over how great I found certain aspects, but I just can’t help it. I write reviews the way I see stuff and this book really was something special that certainly put me under its spell (pun intended ;) ).
The more I thought about it, the more I believed that I didn’t read a book but a written composition. The language of the dance crossed over into the telling of the story and turned the flow of reading into a reading experience that varied between fast, exciting main themes, emotional climaxes and slow interludes.
[...]
Continue Reading: Janna Ruth: Im Bann der zertanzten Schuhe
Interview mit der Autorin: Märchenspinnerei im Interview: Janna Ruth
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As part of the Fairy Tale Summer/Märchensommer you get my review for Im Bann der zertanzten Schuhe (Under the Spell of the worn-out Dancing Shoes) by Janna Ruth.
Even after two years the war still has its hold on Jonas and nightmares and visions are his constant companions. As he one day wanders through a new town he reaches the DeModie and stumbling out of it is the cheerful Sophie who unexpectedly enchants him with her liveliness. Shortly after he learns that the job he’s applying for is from her father who wants to hire him to know what his daughter is doing every night. As Jonas soon finds out is the former ballerina off to dance with her prince, Luca, in the DeModie, an enchanted realm right within the nightlife.
The worn-out dancing Shoes with less princesses, but even more magical by the Märchenspinnerei.
For this one I as well wrote down some thoughts in the Reading Group on Facebook (Magical Book Reading) and also kept track of them on Goodreads, so most things might sound familiar.
The story is told in turns from Jonas’ and Sophie’s perspectives, but not in first person. The chapters are much longer than the ones from the other Märchenspinnerei books and it’s a nice change. Every chapter title uses a phrase and silhouette from ballet, as it is an integral part of Sophie’s life. Where Sophie’s chapters are mostly magical and phantastic, Jonas’ brings a more realistic view to the page and it’s a great contrast to see things through their very different eyes. At one point we even get to see a scene from both their perspectives, something I always enjoy in different media. The story itself manages to switch between very soft, quiet passages and energetic climaxes, just like in a good ballad. :D
[...]
At the core of it, the book is a love story and therefore has the necessary elements: A girl with rose-coloured glasses, a lover’s oath and instant affection. Some of it is explained through the characters situations and characteristics, but for someone like me, who’s not that much into romance it’s hard to take serious. Still, it doesn’t get too much attention and is integrated nice and naturally – especially the reactions in some situations. In general are the interactions between the characters and their respective reactions to certain turns of events very natural. Thus it doesn’t feel like your just reading a book, it feels more like you’re following their journey by their side.
[...]
[...]
As I’ve mentioned before are the interactions between the characters very natural, which makes following their story so much easier. You can see this interaction especially with Jonas and Sophie: They motivate and help each other without wanting anything in return. What’s best about the characters is that all of them are [...]
I know I’ve been repeated myself over and over how great I found certain aspects, but I just can’t help it. I write reviews the way I see stuff and this book really was something special that certainly put me under its spell (pun intended ;) ).
The more I thought about it, the more I believed that I didn’t read a book but a written composition. The language of the dance crossed over into the telling of the story and turned the flow of reading into a reading experience that varied between fast, exciting main themes, emotional climaxes and slow interludes.
[...]
Continue Reading: Janna Ruth: Im Bann der zertanzten Schuhe
Interview mit der Autorin: Märchenspinnerei im Interview: Janna Ruth
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As part of the Fairy Tale Summer/Märchensommer you get my review for Ein Mantel so Rot (A Cloak as Red) by Barbara Schinko.
It’s not enough that the war has taken its toll on the land, but when Zoyas husband Venko returns to her as a wolf she can’t fathom what misfortune will befall her and her village. Right away they call him a “Raging Wolf” and Zoya has to fear and fight for her love.
Will she succeed in breaking the curse?
Little Red Riding Hood meets a human wolf in a tsarist-era in this mature adaptation by the Märchenspinnerei.
When I first saw the book in comparison to the others I couldn’t keep in the chuckle at how adorably short it is. At the same time did I fear that the 118 pages might be too short to tell a round story. Dude, was I wrong.
The story is divided into two parts and an epilogue telling the story of Zoya in chapter-like episodes without actual chapter titles. Within these chapters the sentences themselves are rather short as well. It was weird at first if you’re used to elaborate writing styles, but I soon realized that no more description was needed to create the fitting atmosphere and the characters. E.g. are those scenes were Zoya interacted with the other villagers or was with a man only shorty or vaguely described, but that didn’t mean you didn’t get a bad feeling about some of them.
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One of the things I loved most about this story was that instead of the bite to become a wolf the old superstitions were used where you turn into a wolf by wearing a wolf pelt coat. The change through the pelt and the accompanying distrust was well portrayed, even if I can never understand why it’s always the wolfs’ fault if something goes wrong…
The tone is completely different to the first Märchenspinnerei-book and much more mature. It’s a nice change.
[...]
In the beginning I was skeptical about the length and the writing style of the book, but that soon changed. The short sentences and scarce description created a thick atmosphere where at some point it did no longer matter how detailed things were described. My personal highlight was the usage of the wolf pelt, as I have mentioned above, as that is really something modern werwolf stories usually ignore.
In addition to that did the story manage to [...]
The story alternates between relatively realistic and truly fantastical and is definitely something for more experienced readers.
The blurb lies. ;)
Continue Reading: Barbara Schinko: Ein Mantel so rot
Interview mit der Autorin: Märchenspinnerei im Interview: Barbara Schinko
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As part of the Fairy Tale Summer/Märchensommer you get my review for Ein Mantel so Rot (A Cloak as Red) by Barbara Schinko.
It’s not enough that the war has taken its toll on the land, but when Zoyas husband Venko returns to her as a wolf she can’t fathom what misfortune will befall her and her village. Right away they call him a “Raging Wolf” and Zoya has to fear and fight for her love.
Will she succeed in breaking the curse?
Little Red Riding Hood meets a human wolf in a tsarist-era in this mature adaptation by the Märchenspinnerei.
When I first saw the book in comparison to the others I couldn’t keep in the chuckle at how adorably short it is. At the same time did I fear that the 118 pages might be too short to tell a round story. Dude, was I wrong.
The story is divided into two parts and an epilogue telling the story of Zoya in chapter-like episodes without actual chapter titles. Within these chapters the sentences themselves are rather short as well. It was weird at first if you’re used to elaborate writing styles, but I soon realized that no more description was needed to create the fitting atmosphere and the characters. E.g. are those scenes were Zoya interacted with the other villagers or was with a man only shorty or vaguely described, but that didn’t mean you didn’t get a bad feeling about some of them.
[...]
One of the things I loved most about this story was that instead of the bite to become a wolf the old superstitions were used where you turn into a wolf by wearing a wolf pelt coat. The change through the pelt and the accompanying distrust was well portrayed, even if I can never understand why it’s always the wolfs’ fault if something goes wrong…
The tone is completely different to the first Märchenspinnerei-book and much more mature. It’s a nice change.
[...]
In the beginning I was skeptical about the length and the writing style of the book, but that soon changed. The short sentences and scarce description created a thick atmosphere where at some point it did no longer matter how detailed things were described. My personal highlight was the usage of the wolf pelt, as I have mentioned above, as that is really something modern werwolf stories usually ignore.
In addition to that did the story manage to [...]
The story alternates between relatively realistic and truly fantastical and is definitely something for more experienced readers.
The blurb lies. ;)
Continue Reading: Barbara Schinko: Ein Mantel so rot
Interview mit der Autorin: Märchenspinnerei im Interview: Barbara Schinko
Der Märchensommer läuft noch und man hat weiterhin die Chance einige tolle Preise zu gewinnen.
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As part of the Fairy Tale Summer/Märchensommer you get my review for Der Axolotlkönig (The Axolotlking) by Sylvia Rieß.
Fynn, a well liked musician, finds himself 20 centimetres tall and with strange outgrowth where his neck should be in an aquarium; with no idea how he got here.
But it seems it was quite on time, as his new room mate Leonie has not just lost the last connection she had had to her grandmother, but because of being bullied in school she also only sees one way out of this…
Can axolotified Fynn convince her that it’s a horrible idea?
The Frog King meets The Snow Queen in this Fairy Tale adaptation by the Märchenspinnerei.
For some reason did I wait quite a while to read it after I won it back in February. Which probably wasn’t that bad, seeing as I created the Fairy Tale Summer because of it…
[...]The story is written with a first person narrator switching between Leonie’s and Fynn’s perspective, which I usually don’t like, but I got used to it over time. Especially towards the end was it the better choice as the thought-conversations between Leonie and Lurchi-Fynn would have been even more complicated than they already were. Which by the way was an interesting twist on how the Frog communicated with the Princess. The only time she breaks from this pattern are the prologue and a passage in the middle from a third perspective. The story also has some insertions as flashback (granny, as I mentioned above), private messages from Leonie’s online friends, Facebook comments from her classmates and her diary entries. Ever since reading Dracula I enjoy well made diary-narration and this was one example for it. You knew it was made by a child/young adult, but at least not an annoying one.
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I really like the ending, especially considering the original Fairy Tale. In addition to that are the mirror pieces a great metaphor for depression, it’s just sad that it doesn’t work like that in Real Life, so the afterword is just as important.
With Leonie’s experiences some very important light is shone on the development of the Bullying culture and on its consequences and of course depressions in general. There were a few heavy passages throughout the book, some mostly because I went through similar things. There was also some very serious stuff about online dating for minors who do not read messages carefully enough. In short: While I would consider this a YA story does it also contain mature content which needs to be discussed more often, especially with young adults.
I would also have liked [..]
All in all is it a round and great story about a young girl that learns to ask for help and manages to get out of a very deep hole. It was fun to follow the story and discuss it in the group.
Continue Reading: Sylvia Rieß: Der Axolotlkönig
Interview mit der Autorin: Märchenspinnerei im Interview: Sylvia Rieß
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As part of the Fairy Tale Summer/Märchensommer you get my review for Der Axolotlkönig (The Axolotlking) by Sylvia Rieß.
Fynn, a well liked musician, finds himself 20 centimetres tall and with strange outgrowth where his neck should be in an aquarium; with no idea how he got here.
But it seems it was quite on time, as his new room mate Leonie has not just lost the last connection she had had to her grandmother, but because of being bullied in school she also only sees one way out of this…
Can axolotified Fynn convince her that it’s a horrible idea?
The Frog King meets The Snow Queen in this Fairy Tale adaptation by the Märchenspinnerei.
For some reason did I wait quite a while to read it after I won it back in February. Which probably wasn’t that bad, seeing as I created the Fairy Tale Summer because of it…
[...]The story is written with a first person narrator switching between Leonie’s and Fynn’s perspective, which I usually don’t like, but I got used to it over time. Especially towards the end was it the better choice as the thought-conversations between Leonie and Lurchi-Fynn would have been even more complicated than they already were. Which by the way was an interesting twist on how the Frog communicated with the Princess. The only time she breaks from this pattern are the prologue and a passage in the middle from a third perspective. The story also has some insertions as flashback (granny, as I mentioned above), private messages from Leonie’s online friends, Facebook comments from her classmates and her diary entries. Ever since reading Dracula I enjoy well made diary-narration and this was one example for it. You knew it was made by a child/young adult, but at least not an annoying one.
[...]
I really like the ending, especially considering the original Fairy Tale. In addition to that are the mirror pieces a great metaphor for depression, it’s just sad that it doesn’t work like that in Real Life, so the afterword is just as important.
With Leonie’s experiences some very important light is shone on the development of the Bullying culture and on its consequences and of course depressions in general. There were a few heavy passages throughout the book, some mostly because I went through similar things. There was also some very serious stuff about online dating for minors who do not read messages carefully enough. In short: While I would consider this a YA story does it also contain mature content which needs to be discussed more often, especially with young adults.
I would also have liked [..]
All in all is it a round and great story about a young girl that learns to ask for help and manages to get out of a very deep hole. It was fun to follow the story and discuss it in the group.
Continue Reading: Sylvia Rieß: Der Axolotlkönig
Interview mit der Autorin: Märchenspinnerei im Interview: Sylvia Rieß
Der Märchensommer läuft noch und man hat weiterhin die Chance einige tolle Preise zu gewinnen.
Für mehr Informationen zu Preisen und Punkte sammeln, schaut hier vorbei: Märchensommer