An Enduring Favourite.

Posted : 3 months, 3 weeks ago on 29 March 2008 06:22 (A review of Blue Sword)

The Blue Sword is an amazing book. I don't know if I have the words to describe how much I love reading this book. I love the world that Robin McKinley's built in this book and The Hero and The Crown. Of the two though I'd have to say The Blue Sword is my favourite. Harry Crewe is the kind of strong female character that I love to read about. The way she grows and the way the romance between her and Corlath never felt forced to me. I love all the little mentions of Aerin and the Hero and the Crown. Just one of my all time favourite books I've ever read.


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A Long Ploty Fantasy Novel.

Posted : 4 months, 1 week ago on 8 March 2008 05:23 (A review of The Sword and the Lion (Daw Book Collectors))

The Sword and the Lion was one of the pivotal books of my childhood. It was one of the first books I read that had a true heroine. She was strong but not perfect. She could fight but she wasn't always the best at everything. The writing was also very realistic- bad things happened and they often happened to good people. Even the romance subplot was more realistic than those I'd read before. It wasn't love at first sight and they didn't jump in bed together right after they got together. I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a long ploty fantasy novel.

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Funniest Book of the Series.

Posted : 4 months, 1 week ago on 8 March 2008 04:13 (A review of Starfighters of Adumar (Star Wars: X-Wing, Book 9))

Starfighters of Adumar is one of the funniest books I've read that wasn't actually a humour novel. The X-Wing series has always been my favourite of the Star Wars franchise because it embodies a lot of the things I loved about the movies - action, adventure, flying, and funny one-liners! I think the book's so funny because the three main characters, the leaders of Wraith and Rogue squadrons I believe and Wedge Antilles, have a bond that goes all the way back to the original Rogue Squadron. A great story to end the series on though I can't help wish for more.

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The First Discworld Book I Ever Read.

Posted : 4 months, 2 weeks ago on 5 March 2008 02:14 (A review of Wyrd Sisters (Discworld))

Wyrd Sisters was the first Terry Pratchett book I ever read. I discovered the Discworld novels when I was in high school and after reading a bunch of Shakespeare's writings in various lang. arts classes reading Wyrd Sisters was a novel (pun not intended) experience. There were a ton of jokes that I wouldn't have gotten if I'd read this book even a few years earlier. I loved the way Pratchett wove the story with a nod and a laugh to the Shakespeare plays. Wyrd Sisters remains one of my favourites of Pratchett's works.

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Powerful and Insightful

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago on 19 January 2007 11:13 (A review of The Lions of Al-Rassan)

It's rare for a book to make me cry but cry I did the first time I read Lions and everytime I've read it since. This novel's marketed as a fantasy but I tend to think of it as historical fantasy. If you let yourself look past the names you'll see plenty of parallels to western history.

Guy Gavriel Kay's an absolutely wonderful writer and I was sucked into the story immediately could hardly put the book down the firs time I read Lions. I ached for the characters everytime something got them down and cheered when things were good. Lions will continue to be one of my favourites for many, many years to come.

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