The Magic Shop
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The Magic Shop
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Narrated by:
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Steve Barnes
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By:
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Justin Swapp
About this listen
Some family secrets can't be unseen.
Marcus and his twin sister, Ellie, live in the loft above their grandparents' magic shop - the one all the rumors are about. He's all too familiar with the hand buzzers, card tricks, and fake vomit kits. He thought he had seen it all until he stumbles upon his grandfather hiding something in a secret room behind the family tapestry.
Now Marcus and Ellie must unravel a dirty laundry list of family secrets, and are thrown into a sinister world that has been hidden from them their entire lives. Not only is the family business a front, but Marcus has to develop his powers before the Dun-Bahr find him and assimilate the magic he was born to protect.
How will Marcus evade his enemies, and save his family?
It all comes down to what's hidden at the Magic Shop.
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Not my favorite, but still fun and enjoyable
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This is a very good book. A little slow in the beginning but it picks up pretty quickly . A little different from other magic books in that the magic in this book has some dangers to it.
Production quality and narration was of high quality.
Good book for all ages
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Very well narrated, with a fun magic story line. Some of the decisions Marcus makes can be a little infuriating, but I guess kids don't make the wisest decisions most of the time!
Highly recommended for younger readers who like Harry Potter, His Dark Materials etc.
Brilliantly narrated with a fun story line
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I don't think I would have chosen this book off the shelf unprompted, it's not my usual genre although I don't mind straying off the beaten path every now and again. The spoiler free synopsis is that two children begin to learn about their magical heritage and their grandparents magic shop. It's kind of an origin story I suppose which of course leaves the door open for a while series.
I did enjoy the story, it kept moving along and kept me interested but I do have a few issues, namely that in some points what the characters do is so infuriating, it's like it defies logic and everyone is ok with this. I had to remind myself that the main characters were children but even the adults in the book suffer from the same lack of common sense or reason. Secondly some of the dialogue is extremely cringe worthy. Somebody called someone else a pipsqueak at one point and that's just an example I can remember. This may well be aimed at children and this is why some points infuriated me but as a card carrying adult I did enjoy it..
The narrator takes a bit of getting used to, I don't know why but after about fifteen minutes of listening it just clicks and Steve Barnes is very good; even with some of the corny dialogue he is able to bring the story to life and has a nice range of voices for the main characters and the general narration.
The good of the story outweighs the bad and I feel like I am not doing the author justice by dwelling on the negatives, but those are unfortunately the bits that stick in your mind. If you are ready to suspend belief and enjoy a few hours away from normal life this book is for you, I'll be checking out the next in the series and hope that Swapp is able to build on the series.
Something a little bit different
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enjoyable story
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