- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Scholastic; 1 edition (1 Jun 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1407102842
- ISBN-13: 978-1407102849
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 412,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Hannah Rose Brown is twelve years old when she finds out that her family is cursed. Desperate to find the truth about her father' disappearance, she travels to her ancestral home in Scotland, ad discover a chain of dark secrets that plunge her into different worlds, timeframes and dangers.. Another magical historical novel from the author of THE GYPSY CROWN
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Wicked tight plotting, heaps of Scottish charm and a major helping of whimsy combine to make The Puzzle Ring a truly irresistible fantasy. It's a tale of faery, friendship and family with a plucky young heroine, a dark curse and a magic all of its own. This one's a winner!
As the title suggests, finding the four parts of the cursed ring is not going to be easy for Hannah. It's not just a matter of going back in time: the exact location of each piece is a puzzle in itself. Although she has some scribbled rhymes of her father's to guide her, they're riddles rather than directions - and it's up to her to solve them. Luckily for Hannah, she has an amazing supporting cast to help her out. There's Linnet, extremely long-serving housekeeper for the Rose family; Angus, their guide from the sixteenth century (with some gross manners to match); and Hannah's bandmates and new best friends Scarlett, Donovan and Max, who journey with her back in time to help her on her quest.
I adore time travel stories, and The Puzzle Ring gives us a beguiling blend of fantasy and historical elements. Kate Forsyth doesn't skimp on the finer details of life in Scotland in the 1560s, and the experiences of Hannah and her three friends will make any reader extremely grateful for their warm beds, antibacterial gel and (especially!) modern plumbing. Their journey brings the story of Mary, Queen of Scots to life in a way that no history textbook could ever do. It's a dangerous, superstitious time where ruthless Queens would murder their own cousin to keep their crown, and a left-handed teenager just might be burned as a witch. It's also the perfect time for a faery curse to be laid upon Hannah's ancestors... and for her to break it.
The Puzzle Ring is a beauty of a book. It intrigues from the first page, grips and entertains the whole way through, and finishes on a total high. You know that welling-up-of-happiness feeling you get when a book's ending fulfils all your hopes and expectations for characters you have come to know and love? The Puzzle Ring has that. It's epic. I wholeheartedly recommend it for younger YA readers and the young at heart.
As the title suggests, finding the four parts of the cursed ring is not going to be easy for Hannah. It's not just a matter of going back in time: the exact location of each piece is a puzzle in itself. Although she has some scribbled rhymes of her father's to guide her, they're riddles rather than directions - and it's up to her to solve them. Luckily for Hannah, she has an amazing supporting cast to help her out. There's Linnet, extremely long-serving housekeeper for the Rose family; Angus, their guide from the sixteenth century (with some gross manners to match); and Hannah's bandmates and new best friends Scarlett, Donovan and Max, who journey with her back in time to help her on her quest.
I adore time travel stories, and The Puzzle Ring gives us a beguiling blend of fantasy and historical elements. Kate Forsyth doesn't skimp on the finer details of life in Scotland in the 1560s, and the experiences of Hannah and her three friends will make any reader extremely grateful for their warm beds, antibacterial gel and (especially!) modern plumbing. Their journey brings the story of Mary, Queen of Scots to life in a way that no history textbook could ever do. It's a dangerous, superstitious time where ruthless Queens would murder their own cousin to keep their crown, and a left-handed teenager just might be burned as a witch. It's also the perfect time for a faery curse to be laid upon Hannah's ancestors... and for her to break it.
The Puzzle Ring is a beauty of a book. It intrigues from the first page, grips and entertains the whole way through, and finishes on a total high. You know that welling-up-of-happiness feeling you get when a book's ending fulfils all your hopes and expectations for characters you have come to know and love? The Puzzle Ring has that. It's epic. I wholeheartedly recommend it for younger YA readers and the young at heart.
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Brilliant book!If you believe in magic,witches and enjoy a bit of suspense(but not scary) then this is the book for you.It has good and evil and I couldn't wait for the next night to read the next chapter to my daughters. So good we went out and bought 'the gypsy crown' by the same author and that was just as good too.
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The best thing about blogging is having the opportunity to find and read new books I otherwise wouldn't have known about. I can't believe this book has been out there for so long, and I'd never even heard of it! It's a magical fantasy that travels through time, and is exactly the kind of story I love to lose myself in.
I loved all the mythology and history included in Hannah's adventure, especially when it concerned Mary, Queen of Scots. To mix the Queen's life with Scottish faerie lore was just brilliant, and it made for an edge-of-your-seat read. I'm a fan of time travel anyway, though I had no idea it was part of The Puzzle Ring. I also didn't realise it was a book about fairies and magic, so I had a great surprise when I finally cottoned on.
Kate Forsyth's characters are well-rounded and easy to like, and each has little quirks that set them apart from one other. Linnet is my favourite, but to say why would give more away than I should, so I'll just say that she's a charming old lady with a lot of useful knowledge. Hannah herself is also a fantastic character, with more intelligence and quick-thinking than I'm sure I had when I was thirteen. Of course, I was never pitted against the fair folk, so I've never needed to speak in rhyme or decode cryptic clues. It's just as well really, as I don't think I would have been half as good as Hannah!
The Puzzle Ring takes you on a journey from Australia to modern day Scotland, and all the way back to 1567. It's an exciting story of magic and danger, and I loved every minute of it. Fans of Michelle Harrison's 13 Treasures will find this a must-read, as it's full of mystical creatures, family curses and lavish landscapes. What more could you want?
I loved all the mythology and history included in Hannah's adventure, especially when it concerned Mary, Queen of Scots. To mix the Queen's life with Scottish faerie lore was just brilliant, and it made for an edge-of-your-seat read. I'm a fan of time travel anyway, though I had no idea it was part of The Puzzle Ring. I also didn't realise it was a book about fairies and magic, so I had a great surprise when I finally cottoned on.
Kate Forsyth's characters are well-rounded and easy to like, and each has little quirks that set them apart from one other. Linnet is my favourite, but to say why would give more away than I should, so I'll just say that she's a charming old lady with a lot of useful knowledge. Hannah herself is also a fantastic character, with more intelligence and quick-thinking than I'm sure I had when I was thirteen. Of course, I was never pitted against the fair folk, so I've never needed to speak in rhyme or decode cryptic clues. It's just as well really, as I don't think I would have been half as good as Hannah!
The Puzzle Ring takes you on a journey from Australia to modern day Scotland, and all the way back to 1567. It's an exciting story of magic and danger, and I loved every minute of it. Fans of Michelle Harrison's 13 Treasures will find this a must-read, as it's full of mystical creatures, family curses and lavish landscapes. What more could you want?
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