4 out of 5 Stars
Thank you to Netgalley and Diamond Book Distributors for an allowing me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
Synopsis
On a cool evening on the swamp, a figure appears dancing across the water. A human figure, but far from a human form. A Ghost, a young girl spirit that seems to have lost its way. A good Samaritan owl decides to help against the wishes of his animal brethren. What mysteries does the ghost girl hold the secrets to and what will happen when she and the owl unlock them together? Will they find out what happened to her? Will she find her way to where she needs to be? What will happen to the animals in the swamp and surrounding forest? An adventure with the most unlikely of pairs, The Ghost, the Owl.
My Thoughts
Well, I’m going to keep this short and sweet because this was a short and sweet story!
It is the story of helping others no matter what. Standing up for what you believe in and going against the wishes of others to lend a helping hand should not be tied to a certain species, if we ignore the plight of others than nothing will ever be solved in the world.
And… THIS ARTWORK!!! WHAT CAN I SAY??? WOW! It is truly gorgeous!
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The Owl, The Ghost is Best Served with
Owl’s Eye Cocktail
I got the recipe for this one from Imbibe .
Ingredients
- 3 oz. vodka
- 1½ oz. Amontillado sherry (we don’t have this in my area, so I used Oloroso Sherry, which is also nutty tasting)
- 1 oz. pineapple juice
- 1 oz. Cherry Heering (we don’t have this in my area either, so I used tart cherry juice instead)
- 1 oz. lime juice
- ¼ oz. absinthe
Directions
- Combine all ingredients over ice in a tikki mug, or hurricane glass
- Stir
- CHEERS!!!
Your cocktail pairings are always so creative! I love them! Wonderful review, and I also loved the pictures in this one!
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The illustrations in this are SO GORGEOUS!! Well worth a read!
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How long is this book and is it appropriate for kids? Would love that type of book for my class around earth day
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It’s only 50 pages or so, and I really think it’s appropriate for kids! It does have some subject matter that may not be the nicest, but the overall message is great! I’ll double check the content when I get to my computer to make sure (sometimes I miss things looking at it through adult eyes) and I’ll let you know later today!
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Thank you!! I love the message of needing to help, no matter the species
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Just flipped through the story again. It might be a little scary at one point because the animals attack a man who tries to hurt a woman who protected them. But, the message is sound and its no worse than a Disney movie or fairy tale! Ha ha!
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Perfect! Thank you for checking!
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The illustrations are so beautiful! I have a particular affinity for owls myself. And of course, your drink makes me want to start happy hour at 8:51 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, so good job!
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Ha ha! Well, my work here is done!! 🍻🍻👍😂. The book is REALLY beautiful! And the message is very sweet.
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Nice artwork, cool story, absinthe makes me vomit. 🤪
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Ya. I like absinthe, but next time I make this drink I’ll probably leave it out. It would be fine either way!
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Great review! I absolutely love the illustrations on this one. You weren’t kidding. Interesting drink too! ❤
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Thank you! Those illustrations are so fantastic! I trolled Sarah Richard’s blog after reading this and I just LOVE her artwork!! 💖💖
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I’m going to have to check it out. Thanks so much for sharing! 💜
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The illustrations are fabulous, Nicole. A lovely sounding story.
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The artstyle in this is so beautiful and it sounds so good, I really want to read it! Lovey review, I like ’em short and sweet 😂
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Ha ha!! It’s really easy to write a review for something that’s about 50 pages long! 😉
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The art is really lovely and it’s short so I’m definitely interested 🙂
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It’s very short! But, a great message and great art! 💖💖
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The illustrations is awesome! Is that a children’s book? I like the color of your drink. As a matter of fact, it matches with my dress today 😂 I’m glad you enjoyed the read!
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I feel like it could be a children’s book. But, the message is ageless! And the funny thing is that the drink matches MY dress today too!! … Are we wearing the same dress?? 🤣🤔
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Too bad I can’t post a picture in the comment section. The ice matches my light orange stripes and the liquid matches the darker shade of orange on my dress.. exact shades! But that’s funny.. about us matching up with your drink 🙂
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We just have good fashion sense! 😊🍻💖
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I didn’t realise this one was a children’s book from your other post. It’s really gorgeous. And very entrancing storyline.
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It may be a little scary for some children. But, the message is definitely good for everyone!
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Cool.
Given that I caught my older two sneaking a watch of Friday 13th…. I’d say we’re good to go 🙄🙄😄😄
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Ha ha! At least they picked a classic!! 👍🤣
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🙈😄
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And they definitely don’t take after YOU trying to watch that! 😉
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Got that right! Hahaha
After I took it off they asked if they can’t watch that one if they could watch Chucky instead???!!!! Like, who are these children?!
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Ha ha ha!!!!! 😂😂😂 I don’t know who’s children they are, but I’m pretty that I love them! 😂💖
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Hahahaha
They really do seem to be right up your alley.
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Well, this is the first time anyone has put “children” and “up my alley” in the same sentence pertaining to me!! 😂😂😂😂 Usually it’s “children” and “stay away from the crazy drunk lady” 😉😉😉. I kid. My nieces and nephews love me. I manage a VIDEO GAME STORE!! How could they NOT?? 😉💖🍻
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Hahahahahahaha. So yeah, my kids would automatically put you in the awesome lady friend category. Lol
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… Why does that sound super wrong?? Ha ha ha!! Omg. Can I be an aunt-like persons by association instead of “awesome lady friend”?? HA HA HA!!!!!
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Oh my lord. Hahahahahahahahaha
Yeah we’ll go with auntie instead 😄😄😄
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Thank you. That’s WAY more comfortable! 💖💖👍
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Hahahaha
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Ahh that artwork is amazing! lovely short and sweet review!
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Ha ha! It’s hard to say any more about something that’s only about 50 pages without spoiling the whole thing! 😉
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hehehe fair enough 😉
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Wow, that art is stunning!
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It really is!! Sara Richard is so talented! 💖
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Oh wow that is beautiful!
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Isn’t it??? I loved it!
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Vodka for the ghost…and cherry for the owl lol
Sweet and…? :)😉✌️
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Exactly!! 😅 👍
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Hahaha that was short and sweet indeed!! I’m not sure The Ghost, The Owl is one for me, but the drink looks alright, and that’s the main thing, eh? 😉
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Ha ha! The drink is always a plus! 👍🍻
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This looks gorgeous!
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It REALLY is!! 💖
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That’s a really cute message with some really cute artwork! Thanks for sharing!
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I really enjoyed it!! 😍😍
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