Book Review: An Enchanted Sonata by Heather Dixon Wallwork

The Enchanted Sonata by Heather Dixon Wallwork

My Personal Review ~ Five Stars

A delight! An absolute delight! My sister could not have gotten me a better birthday gift than The Enchanted Sonata by Heather Dixon Wallwork. I should have known I would love this book, being that Entwined by the same author is my favoritest thing ever!

This one is a mesh of at least two fairy tales, one being The Nutcracker. And such a superb retelling! The charming nutcracker. The despicable rats. Sweet Clara. Candy and chocolate. Magic and music. A heartrending tragedy… Can it be undone? And what will it cost Clara Stahlbaum?

I have loved Heather Dixon Wallwork’s characters thus far. Her female protagonists have a decidedly girly air about them. Feminine sensibilities. And her male heroes are heroes, indeed! Chivalrous and self-sacrificing. With an endearing personality. Ah, yes. I like it very much. The Enchanted Sonata was easy to read and the storyline – fun and alarming by turn – kept me turning pages. Humor and dark dilemmas. Love and reality. I teared up. I laughed. I finished this book with a smile on my face. *sighs happily*

It was clean and enjoyable, with a dash of romance, a generous amount of sweets, and some darkness and danger – but nothing too graphic. A thoughtful message. And also, some tiny fairies and fun, fairy tale-type magic.

If you like fairy tales, fantastical adventures, lovable characters, terrible villains, music, and happy endings, you should read this book. As for me, I can hardly wait to pick up another novel by Heather Dixon Wallwork!

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Movie Releases 2018-2019 I’m Interested in Watching

Happy Tuesday, friends! Another day of sharing some things I’m looking forward to. I promise, I do have more of my usual blog posts coming … I actually have several articles started, but none finished yet!

So, for now, here are a few movies I’m interested in watching. Do let me know if you’re looking forward to any of these! Or, if you have some titles that aren’t listed, comment below what they are! 🙂

Indivisible – 2018

Run the Race – 2018

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms – 2018

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – 2018

Play the Flute – 2019

Unplanned – 2019

Overcomer – 2019

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – 2019

Frozen II – 2019

 

Films I’m Excited For

Time to share some movies I’m looking forward to watching! Without further ado, let’s get on to the list.

 

 

When Calls the Heart: Season Four: Christmas Special {2016}

The 2-hour Christmas special for season four! I enjoyed the first three seasons of When Calls the Heart, and look forward to seeing more of Jack, Elizabeth, and the rest of the characters.

Official trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnoUfEfUTZ0

 

 

Finding Father Christmas {2016}

Hallmark Channel brings to us Finding Father Christmas {2016}, a Christmas movie based on a novel by Christian author, Robin Jones Gunn! I love many of Robin’s books, so it was exciting to hear that one of them was being made into a movie.

Official trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDEzFsM7SFA

 

A December Bride {2016}

Another new Christmas movie from Hallmark channel! This one is based of Christian author, Denise Hunter’s novella! I actually haven’t read by Denise Hunter, but I’ve heard about her books.

Official trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJAuoVTnkUU

 

 

Ballerina {2016}

This looks amazing. Dance. Passion. Adventure. Dreams. Sometimes I simply love animated movies … *smiles* I love anything with dance, really!

Official trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQBkvddF32I

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So what do you think? Are you looking forward to any of these movies? What coming releases are you looking forward to?