My Sparkling Misfortune: Today's Book of the Day (2/2)

Even though cute adventure stories like Laura Lond's My Sparkling Misfortune are labelled as Young-Adult, they are perfect for readers of all ages who want a story with equal parts excitement, innocence, and timelessness. This particular one has received both the 1st place prize for the Reader Views Literary Award (2010) and a staggering number of 5-star reviews, making it the perfect story to share with your kids or sneak off with by yourself. Bonus: you can also get this book as an audiobook! The battle of Good Vs. Evil is set to begin, are you ready?

Name: My Sparkling Misfortune (The Lakeland Knight)
Rating: 4.6 stars over 42 reviews
Price: 2.45
Description: Lord Arkus of Blackriver Castle readily admits that he is a villain and sees no reason why it should stop him from being the protagonist of this book. After all, Prince Kellemar, an aspiring hero, has defeated him in a rather questionable way.

Bent on revenge, Arkus attempts to capture a powerful evil spirit who would make him nearly invincible, but a last-minute mistake leaves him with a Sparkling instead—“a goody-goody spirit that helps heroes, watches over little children, and messes up villains’ plans.”

Bound to Lord Arkus for five years of service and sworn to act in his best interests, the Sparkling is not easy to get rid of, and of course his understanding of “best interests” is quite different from what Lord Arkus has in mind.

Reviews: "I absolutely ADORED this book! And I mean ADORED! It is the cutest book I have read since, well, since I read The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede. Don't be deterred that this was written for younger readers. IT IS FABULOUS (and that's coming from a 28 year old). It is perfect for middle grade readers, of course, but I think it can be enjoyed by adults of all ages, and I do hope you'll give this book a chance!"

Get your copy of My Sparkling Misfortune (The Lakeland Knight) now!