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fiveforsilverFinal books of May:
58. The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley (278)
A fun story that is, as McKinley puts it in the afterword, "historically unembarrassing". I enjoy reading about the doubtful Robin, a Robin who worries more about keeping his people fed than tormenting the Sherrif of Nottingham. The second half of the book concentrates on another member of Robin's band, and so we see a different perspective of Robin and, at the end, of the sherrif and the king - a slightly less dire view, since that member has no price on their head.
It's a new take on an old story, the characters are interesting and fun to read about, and the writing is McKinley's typical good storytelling.
59. *Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (328)
Aislinn was born with the Sight, the ability to see the fey who usually walk around invisible to humans. It runs in her family, so she is taught as she grows up to ignore them, to pretend she can't see them, because if they know she can, who knows what they'll do?
But how can she keep ignoring them when two of them start following her around?
This is an excellent book, well-written and a very enjoyable take on the fey-among-us trope.
60. *Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr 325
I like this, it is well-written and a fun read, but it is pretty much exactly the same plot as Wicked Lovely. Not the details mentioned in my review of Wicked Lovely; it's the underlying structure of the story that is the same.
61. Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede (212)
Cimorene hates being a 'proper' princess, so she runs away and volunteers to be princess for a dragon. This is an old favorite, a sort of fantasy/fairy tale parody or whatever you want to call it. It's a wonderful little book, a quick read with great characters and a fun story.
62. *Princess Ben by Catherine Murdock (344)
This is a nice little Sleeping Beauty retelling. Not my favorite fairy tale-retelling ever, but Ben (Benevolence) is a fun voice to read and there are other interesting characters as well. I would have loved this book when I was younger.
62 / 110 books. 56% done!
26 / 75 *new books. 35% done!
3 / 10 ^non-fiction. 30% done!
18 758 / 33000 pages. 57% done!
58. The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley (278)
A fun story that is, as McKinley puts it in the afterword, "historically unembarrassing". I enjoy reading about the doubtful Robin, a Robin who worries more about keeping his people fed than tormenting the Sherrif of Nottingham. The second half of the book concentrates on another member of Robin's band, and so we see a different perspective of Robin and, at the end, of the sherrif and the king - a slightly less dire view, since that member has no price on their head.
It's a new take on an old story, the characters are interesting and fun to read about, and the writing is McKinley's typical good storytelling.
59. *Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (328)
Aislinn was born with the Sight, the ability to see the fey who usually walk around invisible to humans. It runs in her family, so she is taught as she grows up to ignore them, to pretend she can't see them, because if they know she can, who knows what they'll do?
But how can she keep ignoring them when two of them start following her around?
This is an excellent book, well-written and a very enjoyable take on the fey-among-us trope.
60. *Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr 325
I like this, it is well-written and a fun read, but it is pretty much exactly the same plot as Wicked Lovely. Not the details mentioned in my review of Wicked Lovely; it's the underlying structure of the story that is the same.
61. Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede (212)
Cimorene hates being a 'proper' princess, so she runs away and volunteers to be princess for a dragon. This is an old favorite, a sort of fantasy/fairy tale parody or whatever you want to call it. It's a wonderful little book, a quick read with great characters and a fun story.
62. *Princess Ben by Catherine Murdock (344)
This is a nice little Sleeping Beauty retelling. Not my favorite fairy tale-retelling ever, but Ben (Benevolence) is a fun voice to read and there are other interesting characters as well. I would have loved this book when I was younger.
