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imperfectletter25. *The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Book 1
Young Adult, Fantasy, 375 pages
Greek myths updated for the present day.
Some parts of this book were extremely predictable and some were less so, but either way it was a fun read. I enjoyed it, but it didn't really grab me - I may read the rest of the series some day but I don't need to run out and grab them all right now.
26. *The Magicians of Caprona by Diana Wynne Jones
Chrestomanci series, book 4
Young Adult, Fantasy, 269 pages
27. The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
Young adult, Historical Fiction, 122 pages
28. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Young Adult, Fantasy, 471 pages
(mostly quoted from previous review)
A Graceling is a person with a gift, an almost magical ability to do something (although it's never referred to as magic). Someone Graced with speed, say, or swimming, or juggling can perform feats in that area that no regular person could hope to achieve. In Middluns, Gracelings are feared no matter how benign their Grace may be, and that fear is multiplied with Katsa's killing Grace. Even her uncle the King fears her, though he uses his authority to force her to dole out punishment across his kingdom. But what if she decides she will no longer only be his pawn?
Katsa is a wonderful character who grows constantly and believably over the course of the book. The only thing that bothered me, both times I've read this book, was the climax of the book. With such an enormous build-up, the climax was shockingly brief and unsatisfying and the first time I read it, I was concerned for most of the rest of the book that something was wrong and things were somehow not what they seemed.
I enjoyed Graceling from beginning to end, with that one exception, and I am looking forward to the upcoming book in the series (Bitterblue).
29. Fire by Kristin Cashore
Young Adult, Fantasy, 461 pages
Companion to Graceling
(quoted from previous review)
Fire is a monster - an unnaturally beautiful creature who can control the minds of people and animals around her. Fire is also human. As a human monster, she is mistrusted, hated, feared, and desired. Her father was a monster and also a monster, cruel, controlling, and indiscriminate in the use of his abilities, but Fire was raised with human morals.
It's not easy to describe this book, because the story is less about people running around doing things then about the various characters learning about each other and themselves. And yet the story moves quickly and there is certainly action, since Fire's country is at war. Fire is a wonderful book.
29 / 160 books. 18% done!
12 / 80 *new books. 15% done!
0 / 7 ^non-fiction. 0% done!
7854 / 48000 pages. 16% done!
Audiobooks: 9h03m
Percy Jackson & The Olympians, Book 1
Young Adult, Fantasy, 375 pages
Greek myths updated for the present day.
Some parts of this book were extremely predictable and some were less so, but either way it was a fun read. I enjoyed it, but it didn't really grab me - I may read the rest of the series some day but I don't need to run out and grab them all right now.
26. *The Magicians of Caprona by Diana Wynne Jones
Chrestomanci series, book 4
Young Adult, Fantasy, 269 pages
27. The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
Young adult, Historical Fiction, 122 pages
28. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Young Adult, Fantasy, 471 pages
(mostly quoted from previous review)
A Graceling is a person with a gift, an almost magical ability to do something (although it's never referred to as magic). Someone Graced with speed, say, or swimming, or juggling can perform feats in that area that no regular person could hope to achieve. In Middluns, Gracelings are feared no matter how benign their Grace may be, and that fear is multiplied with Katsa's killing Grace. Even her uncle the King fears her, though he uses his authority to force her to dole out punishment across his kingdom. But what if she decides she will no longer only be his pawn?
Katsa is a wonderful character who grows constantly and believably over the course of the book. The only thing that bothered me, both times I've read this book, was the climax of the book. With such an enormous build-up, the climax was shockingly brief and unsatisfying and the first time I read it, I was concerned for most of the rest of the book that something was wrong and things were somehow not what they seemed.
I enjoyed Graceling from beginning to end, with that one exception, and I am looking forward to the upcoming book in the series (Bitterblue).
29. Fire by Kristin Cashore
Young Adult, Fantasy, 461 pages
Companion to Graceling
(quoted from previous review)
Fire is a monster - an unnaturally beautiful creature who can control the minds of people and animals around her. Fire is also human. As a human monster, she is mistrusted, hated, feared, and desired. Her father was a monster and also a monster, cruel, controlling, and indiscriminate in the use of his abilities, but Fire was raised with human morals.
It's not easy to describe this book, because the story is less about people running around doing things then about the various characters learning about each other and themselves. And yet the story moves quickly and there is certainly action, since Fire's country is at war. Fire is a wonderful book.
Audiobooks: 9h03m
