Achieve The Magic Of Finkleton (Finkleton, #1) Constructed By K.C. Hilton Provided As EPub

great book filled with fantasy and magical experiences of three young children, Myyear old grandson loved the book commenting as he turned practically every page, With much excitement in his voice and in his actions as he continued to read, He could hardly wait to read the next chapter to unveil the many secrets of the book, We both thoroughly enjoyed the book, He has even recommended it to one of his teachers, Will there be a sequel Originally posted on my site BUNNYCATES, COM

My Thoughts:

I was sent a copy of this book from the author, She, like us, is from Kentucky so I couldnt wait for it to show up! I think I was more excited about it coming then Sis was! Can I just take a moment to comment on the cover art.
GORGEOUS!

Sis ageand I read this one as a “read together” book, Each night, each of us would read a chapter aloud, I really enjoyed it. It was great mommy/daughter time, and the story was fun and different,

From a moms perspective, I thought the book was great, I kept thinking The Magic of Finkleton would be an easy way to introduce the topic of a death which is really a hard topic to introduce to younger ones.
In the very beginning Uncle Harry passes away, and the family have to move to take over his store, The story touches on their loss of the Uncle, and throughout the book the continually talk in remembrance of him, I know I am “reading” a lot into it, but I thought that having them talk about Uncle Harry, etc, Shows younger kids, that may well have not had to deal with “death” yet, that its ok, People die, that happens. Its ok to miss them, and ok to go on remembering them, I just thought it was a wonderful piece of the story,

The mysteries kept me the adult reading and entertained, I couldnt wait to find out “what” was going on, D I enjoyed the kids mouthiness, and then how their secrets bind them as they try to solve the mysteries! Sis and I literally laughed out loud at the kids bantering back and forth at each other.
“Shes not a LADY” LOL

My favorite character in this book has to be lil Lizzy and her love for books, She has a smart mouth and a love for words, That child could definitely have been born to this house, LOL

In the end, I say this is a great book, Would be great for kids saywith help reading, I enjoyed this one, and Siss review of it will be up later this week if youd like to see her take on the story,
After their house is mysteriously burnt, the Finkles learn that their Uncle Harry had died the exact same night, and he left all his belongings to them, including his general store.
The Finkles pack up what didnt burn in the fire and move to Finkleton to start a new life, The three children are Jack, Lizzy, and Robert, who are all uniquely different from another, Jack is the oldest and thinks he is the brightest, He enjoys numbers and organizing things, Lizzy is the bookworm of the family, and Robert is the youngest,

The family moves into the apartment above of the general store, Lizzy is sad that all of her books were burnt in the fire, but instantly became happy when her father told her that Uncle Harry had a library in a secret room in the store.
Most of the books are nonfiction, and Lizzy wants to read them all, Robert investigates the store and finds a strange room filled with hourglasses that are labeled and has a string attached to each of them, but one of the strings was broken.


The family reopens the store, with a few customers complaining about all the rain because Finkleton use to have the perfect weather for farming, A stranger named Mr. Lowsley shows up several times asking about land he could buy, Robert doesnt like this man, and believes that he is up to no good,

Then, Robert pulls on a wood lever hidden in the store and the rain suddenly stops, Did Uncle Harry control the weather in Finkleton Why does Mr, Lowsly want to buy land in Finkleton

When I received this book in the mail, my first thought was “This is a dazzling cover, ” After reading the page and a half prologue, I was hooked into the world of Finkleton, It was a nice change to read an original book that doesnt involve vampires and werewolves, I got a kick out of the kids bickering back and forth in the beginning of the book and enjoyed it when they started to work together to solve the mystery of Uncle Harrys store.
The Magic of Finkleton is a great read for both children and adults!
I couldn't wait for this book to come out!

I liked the clean fun adventure it contained as well as the funny bits.

I have to agree with another review, that this book was straight to the point, It didn't contain a bunch of over description, like many books do, just to gain pages, A story can be well written without all the extra junk, that I skim over, it had just the right amount in my opinion,

SemiSpoiler Below

I especially liked it when Robert found the magical lever, If I had found it, I would have tortured my sister everytime she went outside lol, Oh, and I loved it when Jack slammed the door in Lizzy's face, I laughed, I have issues, . . Enough said, lol.

I wonder if Hilton will be giving away any hourglasses if she does a book giveaway Hint, . Hint. . :

Oh, and I hope she rights a sequel, . . With that ending It's a must!
It wasn't a cliffhanger, but it gives way to another book and I liked it,
Most folks say, "Mother Nature controls the rain, " However this is not the case in the village of Finkleton,

In the perfect little village of Finkleton, the weather is always perfect, Every farm grows the best, biggest, healthiest crops in the entire world, and everyone is happy,

Soon after the Finkles inherit their Uncle Harry's shop and move to Finkleton, they discover magical secrets hidden in his shop, One clue at a time, Jack, Lizzy and Robert learn the town's amazing secret, No, Mother Nature is not in charge in Finkleton!

Ever since Uncle Harry's death, the weather has not been cooperating, Farms are starting to fail, Will the Finkle children be able to solve all the magical mysteries before the village is destroyed

Come along to Finkleton, A very special, magical adventure is about to begin!

Age Range
Childrens / Middle Grade Fiction Okay! I was lucky enough to read this after the truly awesome K.
C. Hilton sent me a copy! I was just leaving for the airport on Saturday when I saw the post had arrived and luckily I had a few seconds spare to open the envelope and see what was inside and then excitedly pop the book into my bag because it's a small, light paperback that would not break my back to carry to Amsterdam and back.


Atpages and with a compelling storyline, it's a very quick read I ended up finishing it while still at the airport, :D Which meant that sitelinkThe Subtle Knife was not displaced as my "plane book" after all, Once I was done, I totally did the dorky thing of hugging the book to me and squealing, But, like, quietly, because there were hot Dutch flight attendants around,

And this is telling you nothing of the story itself, so let's begin! You know what it reminds me of All those childrens' TV shows that I adored when I was younger, like Ocean Girl, Mirror, Mirror, Butterfly Island, etc where you have these totally normal kids who just happen to find some magic, and then it's all adventurous and marvelous and they have to save the bush/their town/the world/the universe.
I could totally see this all playing out so vividly in my mind, and I think I was mentally casting the three kids from Round the Twist Jeffrey Walker era as Robert, Jack and Lizzy.


The story is absolutely charming, I loved the setting, it has that cosy historical feel to it that I just adore Lizzy wears petticoats! They travel by horsedrawn carriage! and

that fits so well with the whole smalltown British thing.
Finkleton is kind of like Brigadoon, only it exists all the time so maybe it's not like Brigadoon at all, but it has magic in it, and that magic only covers Finkleton.
The weather is always perfect for everyone, Everyone has precisely the right amount of rain and sunshine for their crops but, as the blurb suggests, this isn't just Mother Nature's doing,

Maybe I'll hop behind a spoilercut, You see, Jack, Robert and Lizzy and their parents, too move to Finkleton after their Uncle Harry dies, leaving them his shop.
. . in which there is a secret lever that can make it rain, and a whole room full of strings and hourglasses that are all set up just so.
. . and if a string is broken, or an hourglass knocked off course, then that could spell disaster for the farm it represents! Because there's an hourglass for each farm, and a book that says how much rain each farm needs, and it's all very clever and precise, and Uncle Harry's been keeping an eye on things for years but he dies before he can pass everything onto the kids.
Luckily, they stumble across the magic and figure it out for themselves, With some hilarious results when Robert first comes across the makeitrain lever while Lizzy is outside! And of course it's all up to them to fix it when things go horribly wrong.


Such a delightful adventure, with just the right dose of magic! It's fantasy in a realworld setting, the sort you can totally believe in, And best of all, the ending leaves things totally open for a sequel! Because I do indeed want more,

Jack, Lizzy and Robert are all wonderful characters, and I love how we get to know their parents a little too that was nice, because often you don't see much of the grownups in these sorts of adventures.
I had a special fondness for Robert, I must admit, : And the town itself, even without the magic, is just lovely, It's small and sweet and oldfashioned and everything is good and wonderful and happy! It's the town you totally want to live in, only you can't because nobody ever leaves because why would they move away! Ooh, and therein lies the conflict part of the story, where the villainous Mr.
Lowsley wants to try and buy in, . . and very nearly succeeds, too!

I swear, this totally needs to be a TV series, Or, like, a real place that I can visit, :D For now, I'll just content myself with reading the book again and imagining, .