Sugar Plum Scary

A Cozy Fairy Tale Retelling (Mister Magigi's Magical Emporium)

De: Jeannie Wycherley

Narrado por: Simon Maeder

Take a pair of ballet shoes, a faery queen, and a disgruntled mage and what do you get?

A grim time in the Kingdom of Sweets.

Or so says the owner of the Magical Emporium, Mister Magigi, a monkey wizard long renowned for spinning a good yarn.

In Sugar Plum Scary, he recounts the story of a beautiful, intelligent, and benevolent queen, adored by all of her subjects. Except for one.

And as Mister Magigi explains, while Queen Sugar Plum imagines she’ll live happily ever after, that one man is determined to make her life a misery.

Loosely based on characters from The Nutcracker, you’ll love this cozy fairy-tale retelling. It’s a story of love, heartbreak, and vengeance from the best-selling author of the Wonky Inn books. Huddle closer to the fire, grab a cuppa, light a candle, and listen entranced as Mister Magigi casts his spell on you.

©2020 Jeannie Wycherley (P)2020 Jeannie Wycherley

Interesting nutcracker variation.

Narration was very clear and easy to understand. I very much enjoyed the first part of the book and loved the main characters as well as the lovely setting.

I really didn’t enjoy the “scary” part of the story and the character that made it so. That part wasn’t cozy enough for me!

Good interpretation of the The Nutcracker

Scary is one word for it! Sugar and spice and all things nice it was not. I mean it did begin that way but I found myself educated on the varied sides of vengeance. As a girl raised on the books The Wishing chair Adventures and the likes of the Grims fairy tales way too scary, it was an eye opener.
In conclusion I would say it is a good interpretation of the The Nutcracker by Jeannie Wycherley and well narrated by Simon Maeder

Cozy retelling

This retelling is as the description says: cozy. It is a delicious listening of the old story with some twists. Really nice.

Sugar Plum Scary

Sugar Plum Scary by Jeannie Wycherley is a charming retelling of The Nutcracker fairytale with surprising twists that kept my imagination engaged and Simon Maeder does a great job in narrating the story.

Enjoyable

It’s a delightful mix of magic, mischief, and heart, and the narration was well done.