THE BOOKS OF BAYERN #2 Shannon Hale YA Fantasy Enna was a memorable, capable, and loyal best friend from the first book of this series, The Goose Girl. That’s why she’s a natural lead in book 2. Just as Ani (aka Isi the Goose Girl) found the power to speak to wind, now Enna finds … Continue reading
The Books of Bayern #1 Shannon Hale YA Fantasy Only after I turned the last page of Shannon Hale’s book did I look up the original tale of The Goose Girl in Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Maybe my education in fairy tales is incomplete, because I don’t remember this one at all. But I was impressed … Continue reading
Amanda Ashby YA Fantasy There’s a bit of Harry Potter in here. Burtonwood isn’t a school for wizards, but slayers of elemental creatures, such as goblins and fire salamanders. And like The Giver, your future job is assigned to you. Emma, feisty honor student and daughter of a famous dragon slayer, would do anything to … Continue reading
Veronica Roth Teen Dystopia It is hard to define this book. It is 2/3 prequel to Veronica Roth’s popular teen dystopia. The last 1/3 overlaps the timeline in Divergent. It’s all told from the point of view of Tobias, aka Four. A skeptical person will ask, Is this book really necessary? Don’t we already … Continue reading
Jonas is old, to begin with. We must begin by accepting Jonas is old, the same way we accept Jacob Marley is dead on page 1 of The Christmas Carol, or the rest of the discussion will jam up right there. Once you accept that the screenwriters have added a hefty 6 years to our … Continue reading
No two persons ever read the same book. -Edmund Wilson Which is good, because it gives us a chance to discuss books. And there’s nothing I enjoy more than analyzing a book to a pulp. Well, eating chocolate-covered bacon may come close, but there’s no guilt after you read a book. That’s called “market research.” I review … Continue reading
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