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The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy eBook Nikki Loftin

When a friend of mine asked if this book was "scary" I told her, "It is Hansel & Gretel, of course it is scary!"

Knowing the author, I knew this book would be clever, but it is even more clever than I'd anticipated. My daughter loved it- read it cover to cover in just a few afternoons. When I got my hands on it, I read it in 2 days, and now we're reading it as a family, so my husband gets to read it, too, we've enjoyed it that much.

I will admit, some of it is downright creepy. The glistening "sand" is a bit disconcerting, but it also is life saving in the book. Given that kids in the older end of this age bracket today are reading books & seeing movies like "The Hunger Games", "The Sinister Sweetness" shouldn't give them any qualms.

I love the richness of the writing- Nikki doesn't write down to kids, she uplifts them with descriptive phrases that bring the book alive. It makes me sad that the children's parents don't pay any more attention to them than they do in this book, but in fairy tales, it is always so. The children also don't pay attention to the parents (remember Little Red Riding Hood's mom telling her to STAY ON THE PATH, which she promptly ignored,) so I guess it is only fair that the parents don't pay attention back. The un-scary versions of traditional fairy tales rob children of the learning that goes along with them. While, as an adult, I can be horrified at the though of cannibalism and boiling witches alive in "Hansel & Gretel," or of a wolf gobbling down a grandmother in "Little Red Riding Hood," a child doesn't see that horror, but, rather learns a lesson. Most often the lesson in those fairy tales was "listen to your parents" or "obey your parents", but it was also one that said that evil gets punished and good wins out. That's a message that we need to learn today, too. It may seem sometimes like evil wins out, but in the end, love always wins.


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The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy eBook Nikki Loftin Reviews

My daughter and I read a few chapters from a book every night before bed. Lately she has been insisting on spooky stories. After our third book from a series called goosebumps I decided it was time for a change. We had already read most of the Roald Dahl Books and she seemed to like them so I set off looking for something in that vein. I heard about Splendid from a good friend who loved it. We are now on our second read through and it will surely remain a long time favorite.
My 11 year old daughter loved it. She had to read for school and it kept her interested
I loved this book! The author did an amazing job with the little twists and turns. This brings oldfairy tales back to this generation!
It was pretty good. My son thought it was pretty funny. 13 years old.
Something is very, very wrong at school. Can Lorelei figure it out before it is too late? Good story and I loved the characters.
I thought that the overall story and plot was a very entertaining spin on a Hansel and Gretel-esque tale. The one thing I believed was rather dull was the writing; the characters were undeveloped, the emotions were too up-and-down to be believable. The author will create a character, feature her for a bit, then throw her away. What of Allison, her disbelieving, enchanted friend? She seems to walk off of the story as it unfolds. What of Andrew, whose friendship was really more of a partnership or a mission with Loralei. I mean, I know she liked him, but at the end, when she ran off to save him. . . That was a little much for the documented aqquaintance of their level. I suggest getting the sample before you plunge too deep--be forewarned!
When i first read this book, i was in 6th grade. Now that i'm in 11th grade i just had to read it one more time. It was every bit as good and thoughtfully written out as i remembered it to be.
When a friend of mine asked if this book was "scary" I told her, "It is Hansel & Gretel, of course it is scary!"

Knowing the author, I knew this book would be clever, but it is even more clever than I'd anticipated. My daughter loved it- read it cover to cover in just a few afternoons. When I got my hands on it, I read it in 2 days, and now we're reading it as a family, so my husband gets to read it, too, we've enjoyed it that much.

I will admit, some of it is downright creepy. The glistening "sand" is a bit disconcerting, but it also is life saving in the book. Given that kids in the older end of this age bracket today are reading books & seeing movies like "The Hunger Games", "The Sinister Sweetness" shouldn't give them any qualms.

I love the richness of the writing- Nikki doesn't write down to kids, she uplifts them with descriptive phrases that bring the book alive. It makes me sad that the children's parents don't pay any more attention to them than they do in this book, but in fairy tales, it is always so. The children also don't pay attention to the parents (remember Little Red Riding Hood's mom telling her to STAY ON THE PATH, which she promptly ignored,) so I guess it is only fair that the parents don't pay attention back. The un-scary versions of traditional fairy tales rob children of the learning that goes along with them. While, as an adult, I can be horrified at the though of cannibalism and boiling witches alive in "Hansel & Gretel," or of a wolf gobbling down a grandmother in "Little Red Riding Hood," a child doesn't see that horror, but, rather learns a lesson. Most often the lesson in those fairy tales was "listen to your parents" or "obey your parents", but it was also one that said that evil gets punished and good wins out. That's a message that we need to learn today, too. It may seem sometimes like evil wins out, but in the end, love always wins.