Book: Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
Age-range: 16 and up
Skip it.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
August Book #6
Book: Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
Age-range: 12 and up
I don't know where I heard about this book, or when, but I'm so glad that I read it! Most of you who read this blog know that I usually deplore books written in letters or as journal entries. They are so hard to do well. This one, written as a series of letters between to cousins in the early 1800s, was an exception! It was entertaining and well-written. I can't speak to the historical accuracy, but I enjoyed it.
Happy reading!
Age-range: 12 and up
I don't know where I heard about this book, or when, but I'm so glad that I read it! Most of you who read this blog know that I usually deplore books written in letters or as journal entries. They are so hard to do well. This one, written as a series of letters between to cousins in the early 1800s, was an exception! It was entertaining and well-written. I can't speak to the historical accuracy, but I enjoyed it.
Happy reading!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
August Book #5
Book: The Crimson Thread by Suzanne Weyn
Age-range: 10 and up
This was our book for book club this month. It's a re-telling of Rumpelstiltskin set in the late 1800s in the United States. The female protagonist and her family immigrate from Ireland to make a new life for themselves.
I felt that the historical background was a great way to re-tell this story. As I've complained about other books in the Once Upon a Time series, this one seemed to end suddenly and gloss over a lot of things that could have been really great to flesh out. All in all, it was pretty good.
Happy reading!
Age-range: 10 and up
This was our book for book club this month. It's a re-telling of Rumpelstiltskin set in the late 1800s in the United States. The female protagonist and her family immigrate from Ireland to make a new life for themselves.
I felt that the historical background was a great way to re-tell this story. As I've complained about other books in the Once Upon a Time series, this one seemed to end suddenly and gloss over a lot of things that could have been really great to flesh out. All in all, it was pretty good.
Happy reading!
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
August Book #4
Book: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
Age-range: 16 and up
This was my least favorite book of the Graceling trilogy. There were parts that I really loved and then parts where I was like, "Um...okay." I have a hard time understanding why some people think these books are YA. They are definitely not something I would feel comfortable recommending to a teen.
That being said, I hope there is a fourth book in the works because I enjoy the world she's built. It does seem, however, that all of her female protagonists have issues with marriage and childbirth, which seems a little weird.
Anyway, happy reading!
Age-range: 16 and up
This was my least favorite book of the Graceling trilogy. There were parts that I really loved and then parts where I was like, "Um...okay." I have a hard time understanding why some people think these books are YA. They are definitely not something I would feel comfortable recommending to a teen.
That being said, I hope there is a fourth book in the works because I enjoy the world she's built. It does seem, however, that all of her female protagonists have issues with marriage and childbirth, which seems a little weird.
Anyway, happy reading!
Sunday, August 12, 2012
August Book #3
Book: Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
Age-range: 16 and up
This book was really good. It didn't have the tension that Poison Study had, but it was still really well-written. I'm interested in where the next book will go, because now there are all these intriguing side characters to add a little spice to the story.
Happy reading!
Age-range: 16 and up
This book was really good. It didn't have the tension that Poison Study had, but it was still really well-written. I'm interested in where the next book will go, because now there are all these intriguing side characters to add a little spice to the story.
Happy reading!
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
August Book #2
Book: Birdwing by Rafe Martin
Age-range: 12 and up
One of my favorite favorite fairy tales is "The Wild Swans" about a girl who saves her brothers after they've been turned into swans. At the end of the tale, however, one brother is left with the wing of a swan. This story is about him.
Although a little slow-going, I was intrigued by the way Mr. Martin would tell this story of a boy with one arm and one wing. It was well-written and beautiful, although the ending was a little too tied-up-in-a-bow for me.
Happy reading!
Age-range: 12 and up
One of my favorite favorite fairy tales is "The Wild Swans" about a girl who saves her brothers after they've been turned into swans. At the end of the tale, however, one brother is left with the wing of a swan. This story is about him.
Although a little slow-going, I was intrigued by the way Mr. Martin would tell this story of a boy with one arm and one wing. It was well-written and beautiful, although the ending was a little too tied-up-in-a-bow for me.
Happy reading!
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