Superior Saturday ~ Garth Nix
Book #28: 26 July, 2009 to 23 August, 2009
Superior Saturday ~ Garth Nix
This is the sixth book in the Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix. It's been some time since I read the first five but I soon got back into the plot quite easily. As with all the other books, this one continues on from the events of the previous one - in this case, it starts only a little time after the end of Lady Friday. I do like this technique; it throws you straight back into the story which can be a good thing if you're able to remember where the last one left off, but on the other hand, can be terribly confusing if you can't. I think it makes the books more of a series as they all run together rather than being separated by weeks, months or even years as in the case of other series.
Although Leaf had started to be introduced in earlier books, in this one she plays a very minor role, only being included at the very start and the very end. It's hard to tell from that what kind of part she will play in the next and final book.
In my review of Lady Friday, I wondered what would happen with Arthur's change into a Denizen but it seems quite clear in this book that he has gone too far down that road now. There are several references to how much taller he is now and also how handsome he has become. I do still wonder if he is going to be trapped in the House forever at the end of the series, it doesn't seem at all fair to remove him from his family like that, even if he was going to be taken away from them by Death in the first book had he not gone into the House.
I think out of all of the books so far, I enjoyed this one the most. It may have helped that I had such a long break between reading Lady Friday and this one but I also think that part of it is down to the fact that the series is coming to an end. There did seem to be a sense of urgency and speed in the pace of this book and it was hard to put it down quite often because I was so engrossed in it. It does end on more or less a literal cliffhanger and so it will certainly be interesting to see where Lord Sunday picks up. The book isn't due to be published till March 1, 2010 so there's some time to wait before we find out.
Superior Saturday ~ Garth Nix
This is the sixth book in the Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix. It's been some time since I read the first five but I soon got back into the plot quite easily. As with all the other books, this one continues on from the events of the previous one - in this case, it starts only a little time after the end of Lady Friday. I do like this technique; it throws you straight back into the story which can be a good thing if you're able to remember where the last one left off, but on the other hand, can be terribly confusing if you can't. I think it makes the books more of a series as they all run together rather than being separated by weeks, months or even years as in the case of other series.
Although Leaf had started to be introduced in earlier books, in this one she plays a very minor role, only being included at the very start and the very end. It's hard to tell from that what kind of part she will play in the next and final book.
In my review of Lady Friday, I wondered what would happen with Arthur's change into a Denizen but it seems quite clear in this book that he has gone too far down that road now. There are several references to how much taller he is now and also how handsome he has become. I do still wonder if he is going to be trapped in the House forever at the end of the series, it doesn't seem at all fair to remove him from his family like that, even if he was going to be taken away from them by Death in the first book had he not gone into the House.
I think out of all of the books so far, I enjoyed this one the most. It may have helped that I had such a long break between reading Lady Friday and this one but I also think that part of it is down to the fact that the series is coming to an end. There did seem to be a sense of urgency and speed in the pace of this book and it was hard to put it down quite often because I was so engrossed in it. It does end on more or less a literal cliffhanger and so it will certainly be interesting to see where Lord Sunday picks up. The book isn't due to be published till March 1, 2010 so there's some time to wait before we find out.