For the Author’s Notes Alone!Let me say that me writing this review is a big deal for me。 I have over a thousand reviews which I have intended to write on books that I have utterly loved。 However, I am always so anxious to get to the next book that I want to read that I just”put it off for a moment。” In practice this translates to postponing indefinitely。 Nothing has changed。 At the moment, I have at least ten books I want to read simultaneously。 However, I was moved beyond belief in this instan For the Author’s Notes Alone!Let me say that me writing this review is a big deal for me。 I have over a thousand reviews which I have intended to write on books that I have utterly loved。 However, I am always so anxious to get to the next book that I want to read that I just”put it off for a moment。” In practice this translates to postponing indefinitely。 Nothing has changed。 At the moment, I have at least ten books I want to read simultaneously。 However, I was moved beyond belief in this instance to stop and make the time。At the end of his first published book, the co-author (and instigator of the adventure we readers call LMBPN Publishing) wrote a set of very personal “author’s notes” sharing a bit of his personal story and his creative process, destroying the invisible wall between actors and audience。 Since then he winds up every book he writes in the same way, a practice which all of the LMBPN authors have also adopted。 Now while this book is without a doubt a phenomenal read, and I’ll get to that in a moment, what compelled me to write this review were, in fact, the authors’ notes at the end。 Sarah’s notes had me literally laughing out loud, uproariously I might add, such that I startled people walking by on the sidewalk and had a neighbor looking out her window (I was sitting on the front porch, not laughing THAT loudly)。 Quite unapologetically, Michael then led me straight into what can only be described as cackling。 Now I’ve come to expect quite a lot out of Michael and his band of merry something or others, but public embarrassment wasn’t on that list。 Well done, guys。 Well done!But Sarah wasn’t done yet。 For whatever reason, I kept reading even through the acknowledgments。I was moved to tears。 I won’t say any more。 No spoilers here。 However, I will say that we are often the worst judges of our own talent, either inflating (where we have none) or disparaging (when we were born to lead) our own inner greatness。 Sarah and Michael, while in very different ways, you both clearly fall in the latter camp。 Oh yeah… About that book that incidentally just happens to be attached to the supplemental material:Read it! It’s awesome。 How’s that?One last thing: while not strictly necessary, I suggest you read the series sequentially。 It’s an awesome read, but the awesomeness multiplies exponentially when you read them that way。 Let me explain:Individually this is Book number 4, it’s awesome。 Fair enough。 Similarly, if you read Book One, it’s awesome。 However, if you then immediately read Book 2, it’s it’s TWICE as awesome (1 X 2) as it would have been if read out of order。 I bet you’ve already figured the next parts out。 Yep, Three is awesome but when read in order is (you guessed it) SIX times as awesome (3 X 2)。 And in order that obviously kicks book 4 all the way up to 24。 And it just gets better from there。 This is because Sarah and Michael have created not just a story but rather a very rich universe filled with quirks and personality along with what feels like a fully realized history rich with individual personalities。 Reading these in order gives you all of that。 I might also mention, here, that this series is preceded by two other series on the Beaufont family each of which consists of 12 volumes。 I’m not going to that math (but if I did it would make this book something like almost 21 trillion times more awesome then when read alone… 20 trillion, 907 billion more times, if you must know)。Now consider that I can’t even begin to count the different number of universes which Michael has either assisted in creating or created on his own, and you will quickly understand why it is highly likely that very soon all LMBPN titles will unfortunately be required to come with a warning label:WARNING: MAY CAUSE READING ADDICTION。 Symptoms include loss of sleep, blurry vision, compulsive need to purchase “the next one,” compulsive need to discuss “the next one,” compulsive purchases of any other “one” until “the next one” is out, loss of work time due to reading, loss of job due to loss of work time, loss of credit due to loss of work and compulsive purchases, loss of pouse due loss of credit, loss of work and compulsive purchases。 If experiencing any of these symptoms immediately begin watching reality TV and contact a licensed therapist during commercial breaks。 You know what? Maybe you might wanna rethink this after all… Once again, deepest thanks to both Sarah and Michael。 。。。more
William J,
Awesome as Usual You know I’ve read you’re a tiny gal but your writing is huge! I love how this story has developed and am delighted my favorite squirrel is hanging around。 Keep up the great work, chop, chop
Lois Alston,
Another Outstanding storyParis at her best。 Exciting, full of adventure, enemies that are not expected that are afraid of change。 An excellent story about friends。 Paris will do anything for her friends。
allen collins,
Great read, Thank you!Really enjoyed book four of the Paris series。 Full of fun, action, love and best of all family。 The fact that Sarah is able to keep coming up with cool, interesting books is wonderful。 It's fun watching Paris grow。 Read it, you'll be happy! Great read, Thank you!Really enjoyed book four of the Paris series。 Full of fun, action, love and best of all family。 The fact that Sarah is able to keep coming up with cool, interesting books is wonderful。 It's fun watching Paris grow。 Read it, you'll be happy! 。。。more
Debbie Eyre,
This is another great read from this series。 Paris is back with new challenges to face and secrets are revealed。 There’s action, adventure and a Fairy Godmother Agency to deal with, an agency who fights change! Love the storyline, love the characters, well most of them anyways, love the humour and I cannot get enough of this series!
Tiffer Gilliard,
A brilliant sequel! As Paris continues to learn to be a Fairy Godmother after saving the world and rescuing her parents, she has to cope with political shenanigans, murder and intriguing talking animals。 I can't wait for the next in this fantastic series! A brilliant sequel! As Paris continues to learn to be a Fairy Godmother after saving the world and rescuing her parents, she has to cope with political shenanigans, murder and intriguing talking animals。 I can't wait for the next in this fantastic series! 。。。more
Sarah McKevitt,
Paris is overjoyed to have her parents back but she can't see them yet as Papa Creola has put them into a deep sleep to get them acclimated back into the timeline。 So Paris is getting stuck into her studies, until agents from FGA arrive to see how things run at the College。 However, one agent has a hidden agenda and wants to overthrow St Valentine。。。。。。。。Paris continues to be herself and questions everything and puts her own spin on being a Fairy Godmother。 Her ways are unconventional, but they Paris is overjoyed to have her parents back but she can't see them yet as Papa Creola has put them into a deep sleep to get them acclimated back into the timeline。 So Paris is getting stuck into her studies, until agents from FGA arrive to see how things run at the College。 However, one agent has a hidden agenda and wants to overthrow St Valentine。。。。。。。。Paris continues to be herself and questions everything and puts her own spin on being a Fairy Godmother。 Her ways are unconventional, but they do work。Faraday's history is revealed。。。。。Ms Noffke weaves yet another fantastic story and it was a joy to read - and yes, I needed tissues again。。。。。。。 。。。more
Beatrice Gleaves,
Totally enjoy the characters
Bec,
So much is packed into one book。 Faraday's secrets are reveled, there is corruption within the Fairy Godmother Agency, we get to meet Saint Valentine, Paris spends some time with her parents and friendships are strengthened。 I love this series and it keeps getting better and better。 Lots of action and Paris is caught right up in it- Paris is certainly Liv's daughter! So much is packed into one book。 Faraday's secrets are reveled, there is corruption within the Fairy Godmother Agency, we get to meet Saint Valentine, Paris spends some time with her parents and friendships are strengthened。 I love this series and it keeps getting better and better。 Lots of action and Paris is caught right up in it- Paris is certainly Liv's daughter! 。。。more
Patricia Finnegan,
Again, I say, I love Paris Beaufont。 She is feisty but her heart is true and good。 Her side kick Faraday has secrets of his own and this book reveals them。 They work well together。 Now, they have the FGA- Fairy Godmother Agency to deal with as they investigate the changes occurring at the school。 The FGA doesn't want change and one agent in particular is sneaky and wants to take St。 Valentine's place。 As always, it's Paris to the rescue but I can never understand how she gets away with all her s Again, I say, I love Paris Beaufont。 She is feisty but her heart is true and good。 Her side kick Faraday has secrets of his own and this book reveals them。 They work well together。 Now, they have the FGA- Fairy Godmother Agency to deal with as they investigate the changes occurring at the school。 The FGA doesn't want change and one agent in particular is sneaky and wants to take St。 Valentine's place。 As always, it's Paris to the rescue but I can never understand how she gets away with all her shenanigans。 We also meet old friends again in this book。 。。。more