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Title: Disappointed and Issuing a Caution
Review: As others have mentioned, the first part of this book is very enjoyable. However, I was a little on edge when mention was made of a book of spells and knew the "Linnets and Valerians" was not for my family when the children were directed to chant spells and pull pins out of voodoo dolls to undo the bad magic cast by someone else. In telling the children that what they were doing was okay, Ezra, a servant tells them, "But don't tell your uncle. He'd say it were superstition. I reckon the cleverest men be ignorant at times." The main premise of the book is that some bad things have happened because someone with bad intent used magic, but we of good intent can fix it using magic and then we will get rid of the book of spells. I probably should have given this book one star, but there were a number of likable aspects of the book. I would advise any caring adult to read the book first before giving it to a child you love.
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