The Lambshank Redemption

A Leprechaun's Curse

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Pub Date 03 Aug 2019 | Archive Date 16 Sep 2019

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Description

Minty, a happy and carefree lamb is hoodwinked into running away from farmer Joe's farm by Ginger, a wicked and spiteful tomcat. Ginger convinces Minty that she must runaway to find the magic meadow before she is taken away to the slaughterhouse, and then slow cooked in farmer Joe's wife's cooking pot to make the stew.

Here starts the first part of Minty's unique and wondrous adventure that will see her encounter hidden kingdoms of magic and wonder, angels and demon. Along the way Minty will face dangers untold but will also become loyal friends with creatures she never knew existed and even befriend and gain the trust of a melodramatic dragon.

During her adventure, Minty is turned into a gnome by an angry leprechaun, who instructs Minty to enter the land of Lyconia, promising to break the spell if Minty returns with, 'A treasure without measure'.

Lyconia is a dangerous place but poor Minty has no choice but to go into the unknown to face whatever awaits there.

Events unfold that mean Minty must retrieve a magical spinning wheel that is in the castle of lost souls. However, this castle hides truly horrifying secrets within its walls, secrets to scare children the world over.

Minty, a happy and carefree lamb is hoodwinked into running away from farmer Joe's farm by Ginger, a wicked and spiteful tomcat. Ginger convinces Minty that she must runaway to find the magic meadow...


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ISBN 9781838599997
PRICE £2.99 (GBP)
PAGES 200

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This book is a fun epic poem detailing the adventures that Minty goes on after running away from her farm. I'm not quite sure why Ginger the cat wants her gone but it's due to Ginger's lies that Minty meets so many different creatures and characters. It was a bit chaotic jumping around after goblins, werewolves and dragons, but Minty made friends.

My issue with this book is with its poetry prose. The book was written in rhyming couplets but the rhythm was off and often varied in length. This made the story a bit difficult to read.

Overall, a fun adventure for a brave little lamb!

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This book was honestly just so fun! I originally decided to get this book from Netgalley because of the name - it made me chuckle. Even though it's a kid's book, I had a right good time reading it. Minty was super cute (also, a great but slightly distasteful name for a lamb) and I liked the adventure. I think it would be a great book for children.

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I actually chuckled when I saw the title of this book and just had to give it a try.

The story starts off on a farm and revolves around a young, naive lamb called Minty who, after being told by Ginger the farmcat, that the farmer's wife wants to kill and cook her, she leaves the farm to find a 'magic meadow', and her adventures begin. Along the way she makes friends and enemies and generally finds trouble of one sort or another around every corner.

'The Lambshank Redemption: A Leprechaun's Curse' is a fun romp through a land filled with fairies, werewolves, gnomes and more, and I'm sure any child (and any child-at-heart) will root for Minty at every step of her adventure.

I referred to this as a story, but it would be more realistic to call it a poem, and although I liked the overall premise i found some of the rhymes a little forced. More than once I found myself reading and re-reading some of the lines trying to make them fit, and more often than not gave up. That's not to say this was hard to read - once I got into the swing of it, it was an enjoyable amble through a new fantasy world. I was a little disappointed to see 'to be continued' at the end - and having not read the sequel yet - I felt a longer book with a full conclusion of the story would have been more effective.

I will be reading any further volumes released in the future and will ensure reviews are posted accordingly.

Overall, a fun, adventurous story that doesn't take itself too seriously.

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