Reading Meme catchup!
Tom's Midnight Garden by Phillipa Pierce
I have a thing for classic children's/YA novels of the past so I LEPT at the chance to read a time travely book about a boy who goes to stay at a strange house that has a garden from the Victorian/Edwardian era out back every night. Alas, I think nostalgia on the part of rereaders gave it the high rating it has. It's Ok, it's just not GREAT like I found Swallows and Amazons to be.
20th century adventure British Carnegie Medal children children's children's books children's classics children's fiction children's literature classic England fantasy fiction Folio Society friendship illustrated juvenile kids magic mystery novel paperback read time time travel timeslip to-read YA young adult
The Islands of Chaldea by Diana Wynne Jones (& Ursula Jones)
Diana's last unfinished booooooooooooook. It was curious and charming and confused in that perfectly DIANA way that I love.
How are you supposed to turn into a Wise Woman if your powers just won’t show up? Aileen is convinced she’ll never become as magical as her Aunt Beck.
Then one day her aunt is set a seemingly impossible mission. She must go to the island of Logra and rescue the kidnapped High Prince from the enemy, and Aileen must go with her. They set off along with Ivar, Aileen’s spoilt cousin, and Ogo his clophopping servant, recruiting on their way a huge and elusive cat, a monk with an uncannily wise parrot, and a boy inventor who keeps a pet lizard up his sleeve. But this is no band of mighty warriors, and the evil Lograns and their wizards have blocked their way with an invisible barrier in the sea. Aileen doubts that even with all the magic in the Islands of Chaldea, including Aunt Beck’s, they will be able to penetrate it.
But Aileen is about to discover that she could be more important to the mission than she realises. Perhaps it is her, above all, who is being drawn to Logra, and for a very special purpose…
4.00 2014 adventure Calmes children's fiction children's literature dwj edelweiss fantasy fiction friendship funny G3 galley Galley14 juvenile Kindle magic nook novel on order review STARRED 2014 swashbuckling to-read to-review TR search unread YA YA Fantasy
Valor's Choice by Tanya Huff
I was trying to give this other military sci fi series with a email lead a chance but it was not even a little bit engaging and when I bewailed my loss, @bedlamsbard recomended/recolected to me Tanya Huff's Confederation novels!
I've read PILES of stuff by Tanya Huff, but I'd never been in the mood for female space marine adventures before. This hit the spot SO WELL. I read three in three days! :D They each had a charming Canadianism in them and I was duly charmed.
aliens book Canadian author Confederation DAW ebook fantasy fiction humor military military fiction military sf novel own paperback pb read science fiction series sf sff space opera speculative fiction tanya huff to-read Torin Kerr unfinished unread valor war
The Better Part of Valor by Tanya Huff
aliens book Canadian author Confederation confederation series ebook fantasy fiction humor military military fiction military sf mmpb Not Started own paperback pb read science fiction series sf sff space opera speculative fiction tanya huff Torin Kerr unread USMC valor war
The Heart of Valor by Tanya Huff
2008 2009 aliens book Canadian Canadian author Confederation ebook female protagonist fiction hardcover HC military military sf novel paperback read science fiction series sf sff space opera speculative fiction tanya huff to-read Torin Kerr unread USMC valor war
Searching For Dragons by Patrica Wrede
In my continuing adventures in listening to audiobooks/dramatic readings that I do not like of Enchanted Forest Chronicle books (that I very much do like) - take two! Now with added MENDAMBARRRRRRR <3
I am still very much of the opinion that people who like the things I like should Read These Books. They are formative early-teenagerhood GEMS. And they stand up to rereading and adulthood very well indeed! <3
adventure children children's children's fiction children's literature dragon dragons Enchanted Forest Enchanted Forest Chronicles fairy tale fairy tales fantasy fiction humor juvenile magic novel own paperback patricia c. wrede princess read series sff to-read witches wizards YA YA Fantasy young adult
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I have a thing for classic children's/YA novels of the past so I LEPT at the chance to read a time travely book about a boy who goes to stay at a strange house that has a garden from the Victorian/Edwardian era out back every night. Alas, I think nostalgia on the part of rereaders gave it the high rating it has. It's Ok, it's just not GREAT like I found Swallows and Amazons to be.
20th century adventure British Carnegie Medal children children's children's books children's classics children's fiction children's literature classic England fantasy fiction Folio Society friendship illustrated juvenile kids magic mystery novel paperback read time time travel timeslip to-read YA young adult
The Islands of Chaldea by Diana Wynne Jones (& Ursula Jones)
Diana's last unfinished booooooooooooook. It was curious and charming and confused in that perfectly DIANA way that I love.
How are you supposed to turn into a Wise Woman if your powers just won’t show up? Aileen is convinced she’ll never become as magical as her Aunt Beck.
Then one day her aunt is set a seemingly impossible mission. She must go to the island of Logra and rescue the kidnapped High Prince from the enemy, and Aileen must go with her. They set off along with Ivar, Aileen’s spoilt cousin, and Ogo his clophopping servant, recruiting on their way a huge and elusive cat, a monk with an uncannily wise parrot, and a boy inventor who keeps a pet lizard up his sleeve. But this is no band of mighty warriors, and the evil Lograns and their wizards have blocked their way with an invisible barrier in the sea. Aileen doubts that even with all the magic in the Islands of Chaldea, including Aunt Beck’s, they will be able to penetrate it.
But Aileen is about to discover that she could be more important to the mission than she realises. Perhaps it is her, above all, who is being drawn to Logra, and for a very special purpose…
4.00 2014 adventure Calmes children's fiction children's literature dwj edelweiss fantasy fiction friendship funny G3 galley Galley14 juvenile Kindle magic nook novel on order review STARRED 2014 swashbuckling to-read to-review TR search unread YA YA Fantasy
Valor's Choice by Tanya Huff
I was trying to give this other military sci fi series with a email lead a chance but it was not even a little bit engaging and when I bewailed my loss, @bedlamsbard recomended/recolected to me Tanya Huff's Confederation novels!
I've read PILES of stuff by Tanya Huff, but I'd never been in the mood for female space marine adventures before. This hit the spot SO WELL. I read three in three days! :D They each had a charming Canadianism in them and I was duly charmed.
aliens book Canadian author Confederation DAW ebook fantasy fiction humor military military fiction military sf novel own paperback pb read science fiction series sf sff space opera speculative fiction tanya huff to-read Torin Kerr unfinished unread valor war
The Better Part of Valor by Tanya Huff
aliens book Canadian author Confederation confederation series ebook fantasy fiction humor military military fiction military sf mmpb Not Started own paperback pb read science fiction series sf sff space opera speculative fiction tanya huff Torin Kerr unread USMC valor war
The Heart of Valor by Tanya Huff
2008 2009 aliens book Canadian Canadian author Confederation ebook female protagonist fiction hardcover HC military military sf novel paperback read science fiction series sf sff space opera speculative fiction tanya huff to-read Torin Kerr unread USMC valor war
Searching For Dragons by Patrica Wrede
In my continuing adventures in listening to audiobooks/dramatic readings that I do not like of Enchanted Forest Chronicle books (that I very much do like) - take two! Now with added MENDAMBARRRRRRR <3
I am still very much of the opinion that people who like the things I like should Read These Books. They are formative early-teenagerhood GEMS. And they stand up to rereading and adulthood very well indeed! <3
adventure children children's children's fiction children's literature dragon dragons Enchanted Forest Enchanted Forest Chronicles fairy tale fairy tales fantasy fiction humor juvenile magic novel own paperback patricia c. wrede princess read series sff to-read witches wizards YA YA Fantasy young adult
Also at http://isweedan.dreamwidth.org/127383.html -
comment(s) there.