Saturday, January 30, 2016
1 year
Can ya'll believe it has been a year since we started our happy little reading blog? I've got to say that it has been fun, and thanks to you, I've found several new great reads. Looking forward to many more. Happy reading!
Sunday, January 17, 2016
The Midnight Queen
The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter
This post is going to to be short and snappy because I am writing it on my phone. (The laptop died :( )
This is one of those books that I found during one of the rare occasions that I was able to wander thr library browsing shelves. The book art is cute and caught my eye. I was delighted to find that I really enjoyed this book. It reminded me vaguely of the King Killer books. In part because they are both set at magic school in an era long ago.
What I appreciated most about this book is how the main male and female character are well balanced. What I mean by that: so often in stories either the male or female lead swoops in to "save" the other. I appreciated that these characters had very different strengths and weaknesses, but worked together to complement and strengthen one another.
One more thing: I didn't realize until now, as I looked up the author name, that this is a series. So I am off to read Lady of Magick.
This post is going to to be short and snappy because I am writing it on my phone. (The laptop died :( )
This is one of those books that I found during one of the rare occasions that I was able to wander thr library browsing shelves. The book art is cute and caught my eye. I was delighted to find that I really enjoyed this book. It reminded me vaguely of the King Killer books. In part because they are both set at magic school in an era long ago.
What I appreciated most about this book is how the main male and female character are well balanced. What I mean by that: so often in stories either the male or female lead swoops in to "save" the other. I appreciated that these characters had very different strengths and weaknesses, but worked together to complement and strengthen one another.
One more thing: I didn't realize until now, as I looked up the author name, that this is a series. So I am off to read Lady of Magick.
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