Read for the Once Upon a Time VIII Reading Challenge. This ended up being a fortuitous pick for the Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge, as this tale owes a great deal to tales from Russian folklore. Ferus is the king of Serre, and is a cruel man. His only son and heir, Ronan, has […]
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Read for the Once Upon a Time VIII Reading Challenge. This story takes place in the same world as The Curse of Chalion, and Paladin of Souls, two books I adored. While those books are about one family – the royal family of the kingdom of Chalion, this book is set in another country, which
The Hallowed Hunt – Lois McMaster Bujold Read More »
Read for the Once Upon a Time VIII Reading Challenge. Thomas the Rhymer is an old tale, based on a real man in medieval Scotland. In the old ballads, Thomas meets the Queen of Elfland, and is taken away by her to her realm, where he lives for seven years. After that, he returns to
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I can’t tell you how much I’ve been looking forward to this reading challenge this year. It’s become a sign of Spring for me, and with the general suckitude of winter this year, I’ll admit, I’m really looking forward to anything having to do with Spring. (Seriously. I have never done this much garden planning
Once Upon a Time VIII Reading Challenge – 3/21/14 – 6/21/14 Read More »
I can’t believe I managed to take a two year break from catching up on Fables. And yes, I still have plenty more to catch up on, because there’s been more added since I last picked them up. I really have to remember that they’re great filler books for when I want to hold off
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Read for the Georgette Heyer Reading Challenge. This is the kind of Heyer book I really like. It was laugh out loud funny in parts – probably pretty anachronistic for the time period, but so fun it didn’t matter. Lord Darracott is a cranky old coot presiding over the families of his four sons. (He
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Jared is a pleasure slave, one who turned on his owner, and killed her. So he’s now at the slave market, sure he’ll be sent to the Salt Mines, when what he at first thinks is an even worse fate finds him. The Grey Lady, Queen of the neighboring land of Dena Nehele, has come
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Aquila is a Decurian in the Roman calvary in Britain – not a Legionnaire, as the Legions have been gone from Britain for decades. When his unit too is summoned back to Rome, marking the end of Roman presence in Britain, Aquila knows that he’s of Britain, and must stay. Leaving the legion behind, he
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The first day of Leo’s junior year in high school, there’s a new girl at school. Her name is Stargirl (well, really, it’s Susan, but she takes a new name whenever it suits her). She’s been home schooled up until now, and it shows – she’s a total free spirit, and has no idea of
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This is one of those books that have about six different threads going on, weaving around a central theme, which is in this case, is love. The true, historical backdrop: Christian IV was king of the Denmark in the 16th century. He’s still the longest reigning king, and is remembered for a number of reforms
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