Silver on the Tree is the final book of the Dark is Rising Sequence. It falls third in my ranking list. In the book, Will, Bran, the Drew children, John Rowland and Merriman all come together in the final battle against the Dark. I’m of two minds on this book. On the one hand, I […]
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There’s only about two weeks left in the month of December, and I’ve finally finished the last of the reading challenges I signed up for in 2008. Here’s what I read: Once Upon a Time Challenge II (3/21/08-6/20/08) – Finished 6/15/08 Beast – Donna Jo Napoli – finished 3/26/08Anansi Boys – Neil Gaiman – finished
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I’ve completed my final reading challenge of 2008! The TBR challenge was a challenge to read 12 books I’d had hanging around for some period of time. We were allowed a main list, and a list of alternates. My main list was of books I actually had at home, and my alternate list was books
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Read of the TBR 2008 Reading Challenge. I don’t read classic texts in translation very often anymore, and I could really feel that while reading through The Histories. I feel like I’ve been reading this book forever, but it’s really only been since some time in November. Herodotus lived in the 5th century BC, in
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The Grey King is the first book I actually read of the Dark is Rising sequence, despite the fact that it’s actually the fourth book of the series. Thinking back about it, I actually read a far number of series in weird order when I was that age, and unable to buy books to supplement
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Greenwitch is the third book of the Dark is Rising Sequence. I have to admit right here that the books involving the Drew children are not my favorite books in the series (you’ll notice I’m not even rereading Over Sea, Under Stone this go around). This is partially because I read The Grey King the
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My Young Adult Challenge 2008 reading is done! I ended up reading the following: For the most part, I enjoyed everyone of these. Even the ones I didn’t like as much as the others weren’t so bad that I wasn’t able to finish them. Several of these were the beginnings of series that I’m now
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Read for the YA 2008 Reading Challenge. The fairy tale and folklore group I lurk on at Ravelry is currently reading The Dark is Rising as a winter-themed read along, and I was suddenly seized by a fit of nostalgia and decided to read along too. The story is set during the Christmas season, and
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Read for the TBR 2008 Reading Challenge. I read somewhere once that Stephen King’ On Writing was the best book about writing available, and while I haven’t read enough in the genre to feel comfortable agreeing with that sentiment, I can definitely say it’s one of the best books about writing I’ve ever read. The
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I’d originally had this book as a selection for the YA Reading Challenge, but it’s definitely a younger book than that, so I’ll read something else to finish out that challenge. Clockwork is a quick macabre fairy tale set in a stereotypical German town, on the eve of the day the newest clockmaker apprentice will
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