Kristin Cashore’s Young Adult debut novel, Graceling, is a wonderfully-written fantasy novel that despite certain fanciful elements, turns out to be truly heartfelt and human.
Graceling, by Kristin Cashore
Tag: Fantasy
The Scorpio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater
After meeting Maggie Stiefvater in person at Houston’s recent Teen Book Con, and being reminded of how much I appreciate her brilliance and great spirit, I decided to give The Scorpio Races a try.
It is absolutely her best book yet.
The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern
My thoughts about The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern are complicated. I wanted to love this book, I really did. But…I didn’t love it. And yet, I would still recommend it. Complicated, indeed.
Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater
Maggie Stiefvater’s Shiver begs comparisons to Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, mainly in that it centers around a teenage romance between a young woman and a storybook creature (in this case, a werewolf). Like Twilight, it’s also set in a small town, and clueless parents and adults facilitate these teens having much more independence than any real-life teens I know.
Beyond the obvious similarities, though, this book differs from Twilight in the most important ways.
The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo
A few weeks ago I saw a preview for the movie version of Kate DiCamillo’s The Tale of Despereaux, and not knowing a bit about the storyline, thought the movie looked kinda cute. Beautiful colors and wonderful lines in the animation, a cute little mouse of a hero, and I do love Matthew Broderick. I felt excited about the movie and thought I’d finally read the book.
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