Does it count as a reread if you don’t remember anything about the books? These have been on my shelf for years, but I remembered nothing but dragons. Aerin is a princess, but not the Disney variety. Her mother was a commoner and a witch, and the people of her father’s kingdom don’t like her much. She keeps to herself, feeling alone and useless, until one day she decides to take fate into her own hands and rides off to become a dragon hunter. She […]
How can I keep leading when the people I’m / Leading keep retreating?
Chalice might be my favorite book by Robin McKinley. I say might because, generally speaking, I really love books by Robin McKinley. Sunshine is another contender for the favorite spot and Pegasus might be too, someday, if McKinley ever get around to finishing it*. What I’m saying it, Robin McKinley is a really good author and if you have not read anything by her, you can pretty much pick any book to start with because with the notable exception of Pegasus** all her her books […]
McKinley does it again
I’ve been a long-time fan of Robin McKinley, so I requested this new one through my Online Library and was excited when it became available days later. It is nice to know that the library requests can work and I wasn’t disappointed by the effort. I hadn’t even heard about Shadows and since McKinley doesn’t often do sequels, you never really know what you are going to get. Unlike many of her books, Shadows doesn’t have a fairy-tale land setting. It is more like our […]
Book Exchange Book 1 – Loved it!
I read and loved McKinley’s The Blue Sword when I was a teen, but had no idea there was a subsequently written prequel of sorts until a 2013 Pajiba thread in defense of adults reading YA. Still one of my favorite comment threads. So many good recommendations. After I spent well over a year not getting around to picking up this book I was dying to read (because I do that), the lovely Mrs. Smith included it in my CBR Gift Exchange box o’ goodies. […]