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The Kingdom of Sweets

di Erika Johansen

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"Light and dark-this is the destiny placed upon Natasha and Clara, the birthright bestowed by their godfather, the mysterious sorcerer Drosselmeyer. Clara, the favorite, grows into beauty and ease, while Natasha is cursed to live in her sister's shadow. But one fateful Christmas Eve, Natasha gets her chance at revenge. For Drosselmeyer has brought the Nutcracker, an enchanted present that offers entry into a deceptively beautiful world: the Kingdom of Sweets. In this land of snow and sugar, Natasha is presented with a power far greater than Drosselmeyer: the Sugar Plum Fairy, who is also full of gifts . . . and dreadful bargains. As Natasha uncovers the dark destiny laid before her birth, she must reckon with powers both earthly and magical, and decide to which world she truly belongs"--… (altro)

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The Kingdom Of Sweets is a captivatingly written tale of two noble sisters---twins light and dark---a wizard, and the Sugar Plum Fairy. There are sections of the book, especially those taking place in the decaying and diminishing Kingdom Of Sweets, that are evocatively weird, hauntingly otherworldly. The tale of the sisters is one of jealousy, hatred, vengeance, and a bit of redemption. The Sugar Plum Fairy herself is a disturbing entity, thoroughly Fae, thoroughly Other. There's a bit of social commentary in here too, and real-world history, which slotted together very nicely with the fantastical, leading to a very gratifying read. (

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LordSlaw | May 5, 2024 |

If the Nutcracker went to the dark side... (

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bookczuk | Jan 30, 2024 |

I liked that book was a bit darker and gothic than the original nutcracker story. I enjoyed the magic elements and the use of dark and light. I would have like to seen more inside the world of the Kingdom of sweets. A good book if a fan of the ballet or original story. (

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Frogiekins04 | Jan 27, 2024 |

This starts off slow, though enjoyable, and becomes dark and gruesome and captivating about half way through until the end. I am shamefully not familiar with the Nutcracker aside from the score, so I'm not sure how faithful this is to the original. It's a fantastical story that is perfect for reading around the holidays. (

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KallieGrace | Jan 18, 2024 |

I'm not sure this book really knows who it's audience should be. The prose/plot is very formulaic in the way I would expect from a YA novel...but the subject matter is pretty dark for younger readers. It seems to be a fantasy but then towards the end of the novel very real events from history are referenced. There are some real moments of interest in this novel (when Natasha first goes to the other world and sees the careless destruction left behind by her sister, her later realization that her husband is pretty awful actually) but they get lost in the muddle. This ultimately reads like a book where the author had about three ideas she crushed together more than a coherent novel on its own. (

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Jthierer | Dec 28, 2023 |

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"Light and dark-this is the destiny placed upon Natasha and Clara, the birthright bestowed by their godfather, the mysterious sorcerer Drosselmeyer. Clara, the favorite, grows into beauty and ease, while Natasha is cursed to live in her sister's shadow. But one fateful Christmas Eve, Natasha gets her chance at revenge. For Drosselmeyer has brought the Nutcracker, an enchanted present that offers entry into a deceptively beautiful world: the Kingdom of Sweets. In this land of snow and sugar, Natasha is presented with a power far greater than Drosselmeyer: the Sugar Plum Fairy, who is also full of gifts . . . and dreadful bargains. As Natasha uncovers the dark destiny laid before her birth, she must reckon with powers both earthly and magical, and decide to which world she truly belongs"--

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