May 2012, Good Manners Kids Stuff Press
347 pages, Paperback
Review copy
Themes: being the odd ones out, magic, groundhog day, being royal, being treated differently to everyone else, breaking the rules, not caring about learning followed by wanting to learn, very mean people, beautiful outfits, evil & sneaky villain, various quests - both for actual objects and for inner personality, some major peril, lots of humour
Summary from Amazon (I don't benefit by mentioning them)
In the second of The Zephram Tales (after 'The Month of Zephram
Mondays'), Tom, Lizzie, Ned and Nell, the Royal Quadruplets and
non-magical Heroes of the magical Kingdom of Zephram, have settled back
into their same old boring routines after the excitement of saving
Zephram and the rest of the world from evil Prince Persius.
Then, suddenly, the children realize why everything is so incredibly boring: it's because everyone's repeating the same day, over and over again!
Tom, Lizzie, Ned and Nell are the only ones who know what's happening, and it looks like they're the only ones who can do anything about it. But why has it happened? How are four non-magical children going to start the magical world turning again? And what will they find out about themselves in the process?
Then, suddenly, the children realize why everything is so incredibly boring: it's because everyone's repeating the same day, over and over again!
Tom, Lizzie, Ned and Nell are the only ones who know what's happening, and it looks like they're the only ones who can do anything about it. But why has it happened? How are four non-magical children going to start the magical world turning again? And what will they find out about themselves in the process?
Nayuleska's thoughts
After enjoying the 1st book (link in suggested read section) I was eager to get back into the royal children's lives. I totally loved this book more than the first. I suspect that's because I knew the characters (I usually adore 2nd books because I'm returning to worlds I already enjoy). The way the children slowly learn important things through repeating the day over and over and how they unravel some mysteries was a delight to read. It was all very intriguing. I felt so sorry for them when life didn't work out well - I wanted to give them a hug and tell them it would be alright. I was thrilled that dressmaking played a significant role in the book as it's a theme I enjoy reading about.
The reason for giving this book 9/10 is that there were a few occasions the pace was a little too slow for me, it felt wrong that there was a whole two years gap between this and the first book. I felt that the reason behind the time warp would have benefit by taking place several months after the first book events.
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Suggested read
You simply must read book 1, The Month of Zephram Mondays.
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