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A review by exquisite_ashes
Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King by William Joyce, Laura Geringer
5.0
EDIT// I can't believe how good these books are. No pop culture representations of Santa Claus anymore, only this one, forever, thanks.
(P.S. When the audiobook narrator says "Fearlings" it sounds to me like "feelings" every time, which does lead to some hilarious sentiments like "Nicholas was caught by a feeling." Same...)
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This was really adorable. While yes, it is a children's book, Joyce definitely didn't use that as an excuse to dumb it down; the language is descriptively gorgeous without being too complicated, and he uses great words you'd never expect to see in a kid's book. (Potentate? Even I had to look that one up.) The story is pretty well-constructed, too, and you have to love the characters. Also? The illustrations are fantastic. What marvelous designs. <3
(P.S. When the audiobook narrator says "Fearlings" it sounds to me like "feelings" every time, which does lead to some hilarious sentiments like "Nicholas was caught by a feeling." Same...)
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This was really adorable. While yes, it is a children's book, Joyce definitely didn't use that as an excuse to dumb it down; the language is descriptively gorgeous without being too complicated, and he uses great words you'd never expect to see in a kid's book. (Potentate? Even I had to look that one up.) The story is pretty well-constructed, too, and you have to love the characters. Also? The illustrations are fantastic. What marvelous designs. <3