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Originally posted in May of 2007 (multiple posts combined) in

fiveforsilver:

Last book of April:

57. *Wicked by Gregory Maguire (407)

Umm.

It was okay.

( Review may contain spoilers )

I'm glad I read it, to know what people are talking about, but it's not a book I plan to read again.

58. *Inkspell by Cornelia Funke (635)

Sequel to Inkheart. I bought this book because I was tired of waiting for it to be available in the library.

I liked it. I thought this was better than the Inkheart - particularly since, as I reread my review, I liked the last quarter of Inkheart best. I look forward to the release of the final book.

59. Searching for Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede (242)
60. Calling on Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede (244)
61. Talking to Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede (255)

The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th books in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. The 1st book, which I guess I left at my parents' house, is Dealing with Dragons. The 2nd involves searching for a missing dragon, the 3rd involves searching for a missing sword, and the 4th...the 4th is a quest in which the objective isn't known until it's found. But oddly enough, it works. There are lots of fairy tale references - quirky fairy tale references. All in all, they're fun books.

62. Quest for a Maid by Frances Mary Hendry (270)

Another YA book that I still enjoy greatly, this one historical fantasy. Meg's father is a shipwright and her eldest sister is a witch. The plot shifts between things of major importance - the death of the king and who's to succeed him - and things of local importance, like Meg's betrothal and adventures with her friends; but they're also all mixed together.

Meg reminds me a little of Lyra from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials, though Meg is a nicer girl from the beginning.

63. *Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (615)

I finally finished Elantris, a bit late for online book group discussion it was for, but that's ok. I really enjoyed this book; once I got started with it, I could barely put it down, and it took me only a day, day and a half to read it. I thought the characters had depth, the plots intertwined convincingly, and I really liked the resolutions.

I will probably reread this book some day, unlike many of the new books I've read recently.

63 / 100 books (63.00%)

35 / 50 *new books (70.00%)

19416 / 30000 pages (64.72%)

Currently Reading:
So You Want To Be A Wizard by Diane Duane

Up Next:
Deep Wizardry by Diane Duane
High Wizardry by Diane Duane

Originally posted October 10, 2006 in

fiveforsilver:

68. *Stealing the Elf-King's Roses by Diane Duane (401)

My first non-Young Wizards book by DD. Based on the title, I expected it to be more fantasy related, but I should have known better. It's actually an SF book. It was...a pretty good book, but it didn't grab me the way the YW books do. I'm trying the "Door Into" series (same author) but having trouble finding the first two books.

69. Quest for a Maid by Frances Mary Hendry (270)

This is an older book - the bad writing in the cover says I got it in 1994 (not that I have all that much better handwriting now, but I wouldn't write my name in a book in pink highlighter these days). It's historical fantasy, about the kings of the British Isles and what might have happened if magic existed. And it's a good story, about a young girl with more compassion and strength than she realizes - she runs around willy-nilly saving lives and befriending outcasts, not even realizing that she's doing unusual things.

70. Sunshine by Robin McKinley (389)

Some previous words.

*New reads