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Tales of Ramion - Blog Tour

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Ramion is a magical place where anything can happen and frequently does. In this collection of enchanting fantasy stories, three young boys travel the realm of Ramion on incredible adventures with their cat Snuggle, escaping from their insidious foes, the witch Griselda who longs to eat them and the Princess of the Night, a keen collector of real human sculptures. Four uniquely wacky stories, Tales of Ramion are great reads for children and are particularly well loved by young boys thanks to the author’s cheeky storytelling and mischievous humour.
Frank Hinks is a successful Chancery QC. From childhood, he dreamt of being both barrister and writer, but as an artist he’s not self-taught but wife-taught, developing his unique style under the uncompromising gaze of his wife, Susan Haire, a professional artist. The series was inspired by his eldest son, Julius who would give him the first line of a story at bedtime and leave him to carry on without any idea where it was going. These stories have evolved into books with colour illustrations of full-page gouache paintings.


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So I'd like to just start off by saying a big thank you to Midas PR Agency for sending me 2 of these amazing books to review.

I was sent:

When the Dream Thief steals their mother’s dream of being an artist the boys and their Dream Lord cat, Snuggle, set off to rescue her dream. The party, including their mother as a six year old child, pass through the Place of Nightmares (where butterflies with butterfly nets, game birds with shot guns and fish with fishing rods try to get them) and enter the Land of Dreams where with the help of Little Dream and the Hero Dreamhogs they seek the stronghold of the Dream Thief and brave the mighty Gnargs, warrior servants of the Princess of the Night.

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In the magical forest there are Globerous Ghosts, Venomous Vampires, Scary Scots and Mystic Mummies, who (like other mummies) cannot stand boys who pick their noses. The boys are in constant danger of being turned into ghostly globs, piles of dust or being exploded by very loud bagpipe music. Thankfully, Ducky Rocky is there to help them as are Racing Racoons and the incredibly brave Hero Hedgehogs.

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So let me start by just saying how amazingly beautiful these books are, the covers and the pages inside are lovely!

I started with The dream thief and for anyone who either knows me or who has read some of my blog knows I love fairy tales or anything magical and this sounded right up my street.

For a few good weeks now I have found it had to get back into reading after health problems and the death of my dad but these really got my attention and once I started I really did enjoy reading again!

I read The dream thief with my little cousin (10) and she enjoyed it as much as I did (well the big kid in me would lol)

All the characters are so well imagined and the story is very well written for both adults and children alike, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Once The dream thief was sadly finished I started Creatures of the forest, which I had to read on my own as my little cousin went home, so I'm fully expecting to be told of when she comes back to visit lol.

Well, I have to say I think this was my favorite of the 2, the characters in this one and the story I really did enjoy.

The pictures again are just stunning and really add to the magic of the book.

Honestly, I cannot put into words how much I really enjoyed these books and I will definitely be getting the other 2 to complete the set!

I would highly recommend giving these ago I don't think you'll be disappointed at all.

If you do get these books I hope you enjoy it and leave me a comment saying what you thought.

My rating is: ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ 
(5 stars)

Thank you for reading.



About the author:

By day, Frank Hinks is a prominent and well-respected Chancery QC based in London, with an international practice which includes Hong Kong, Cayman, Bermuda, BVI and the Bahamas. Outside his highly successful legal practice, Frank has always had a passion for storytelling. The Ramion adventures were inspired by the bedtime stories he would create every night for his own children. Ramion stories have been published in Korean by Marubol, and the Ramion Facebook following extends far beyond the UK. 


For the Ramion series of 18 stories, Frank has produced over 550 full page gouache paintings assisted by his son Alex, and working mainly in a small art studio off his room in Serle Court chambers in Lincoln’s Inn. Original artwork from the Tales of Ramion series will be on display in an exhibition at The Cello Factory, London SE1 8TJ from 26th October to celebrate the launch of the books. You can find more information about the world of Ramion at www.ramion-books.com; www.facebook/ramionbooks 




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