Years ago, as a teenager I took the Raven Ring out of the public library, and instantly devoured it. Twice. Before Katniss Everdeen and Hermione Granger, I had Eleret, a mountain warrior woman who couldn’t grasp city mannerisms, but who could memorize anything spoken to her and throw knives with the best of them. I loved that book so much that my friend almost stole it from the library because even 13 years ago, the book wasn’t easy to find. However, one of the great things […]
Only one Bad Wolf mention?
It’s really cute how these Doctor Who books do a pre-credits scene before the first chapter. You can practically hear the theme song in your head.
There is a lot going on in these books. Makes for good reading.
It is really hard to write about the Hollows books individually. It would probably be easier if I weren’t marathoning them like all 7 seasons of Buffy, but I am, so it’s hard. If you like urban fantasy, and you haven’t read this series, you should. The Hollows is an area of alternate universe Cincinnati populated Interlanders – Non-humans or former humans who have emerged into the open after a tomato born plague almost wipes out humanity. There will be spoilers, but I’ll keep them […]
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Practical Magic is one of my favorite movies of all time. I love the music, the love story, and above all, the aunts. If Dianne Weist and Stockard Channing were to show up at my door, right this moment, wearing looney hats and torn stockings, I would follow them to the ends of the earth, no questions asked. I happened across the novel that Practical Magic was based on, and knew I had to read it. Usually I don’t like to read a book after […]