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Clara Stahlbaum has been daydreaming and preparing for the Christmas concert for over two years. She knows exactly how it’s going to go: She’ll move the audience with her breathtaking concerto (it’s practically perfect now); the handsome pianist, Johann Kahler, will notice her and her beautiful song (which was written just for him); they will play a duet on the stage after the audience has gone and the theater is empty (the evening might even end with a kiss), and, eventually, they will marry and settle down to a life full of music (and live happily ever after).
But when Clara receives a mysterious, magical nutcracker on Christmas Eve, every dream she has for this Christmas is threatened. Whisked away to an enchanted empire with a beautiful palace, fickle fairies, enormous rats, and a prince, Clara finds she is the only one who can face a magician who uses music as spells and save the children, the city, the throne, and the nutcracker she is beginning to care for.
If you ever find yourself in need of a fuzzy blanket, a mug of hot chocolate, and a cozy Christmas read, The Enchanted Sonata is a perfect choice!
Along with the main characters, Clara and Nikolai, we are introduced to Imperia, a world of snow, pine forests, magic, shining castle domes, and enough candy to make your mouth water.
This book is not perfect by any means, but despite not having deep characters or a complex plot and possessing several typos, the story is so whimsical I couldn’t help but fall in love with it. In a way, it is reminiscent of a cartoon musical — simple, but endearing — with a magic that reminds me of childhood Christmases.
Rated: Mild. Imperia’s war against rats can get quite bloody in parts (though no humans are harmed.) Characters kiss.
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