Monday, October 17, 2011
Awesome Word (Or Phrase) of the Unspecified Random Time Period
Gallimaufry: Noun: A "gallimaufry" is either a confused jumble or medley of things or a hash made from minced or diced meats. I have no idea where I first heard this, as it is not a word in much common use. I find this to be a great pity, as it is an extremely awesome word!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
The Girl In the Steel Corset
By Kady Cross
The Steampunk Chronicles
The Girl: Finley Jayne outwardly seems a purely ordinary Victorian serving girl, apart from her beauty. What no one knows, however, is that she has a dark side--a split personality that enables her to knock out a man with one punch. A punch, or, in the case of the cruel, boorish son of her latest employer, a kick.
The Duke: Griffin King is the exeedingly rich, rather eccentric young Duke of Greythorne. His parents had discovered the Organites, tiny creatures able to exactly mimic the body's cellular behavior. Griffin takes Finley in after he runs her over as she is running from her employers' house after defending herself from their son. His friends protest, correctly believing her dangerous, but inncorrectly assuming her dangerous to their friend and themselves.
The Genius: Emily O'Brien is an amazingly talented inventor and mechanic, although unrecognised by the world at large. She lives in Greythorne House and in the course of the story creates a terrifing and beautiful mechanical cat, the fantastical corset mentioned in the title, and saves the lives of Sam and Griffin both.
The Mechanical Man: Sam Morgan was attacked and almost killed by an automaton gone berserk. Emily Saved him, but in the proscess replaced his heart, right arm, and parts of his shoulder and legs with metal and Organite. Sam now fears machines and sometimes almost hates Emily for what she did.
The Mechanist: A criminal mastermind who uses automatons, the Mechanist was behind the attack on Sam as well as several other crimes. He is currently carrying out a terrifying plot against Griffin and his band of strays, as well as stealing several objects relating the the Queen.
Will Griff and his friends survive the coming battles, and can Finley come to terms with her dark side before someone gets hurt or she loses her new friends? Read the book and find out.
I recently got into steampunk, and I must say I love it! Robots and airships and corsets, oh my! The Girl in the Steel Corset is a wonderful example of the genre, and the writing, plot, and characters are fantastic! A wonderfully shadowy London is revealed within, gleaming with rivets and steel. I love this book, I really do, and am waiting eagerly and rather hyperactively for the sequel. There WILL be a sequel, I must believe, or I shall be quite put out.
The Steampunk Chronicles
The Girl: Finley Jayne outwardly seems a purely ordinary Victorian serving girl, apart from her beauty. What no one knows, however, is that she has a dark side--a split personality that enables her to knock out a man with one punch. A punch, or, in the case of the cruel, boorish son of her latest employer, a kick.
The Duke: Griffin King is the exeedingly rich, rather eccentric young Duke of Greythorne. His parents had discovered the Organites, tiny creatures able to exactly mimic the body's cellular behavior. Griffin takes Finley in after he runs her over as she is running from her employers' house after defending herself from their son. His friends protest, correctly believing her dangerous, but inncorrectly assuming her dangerous to their friend and themselves.
The Genius: Emily O'Brien is an amazingly talented inventor and mechanic, although unrecognised by the world at large. She lives in Greythorne House and in the course of the story creates a terrifing and beautiful mechanical cat, the fantastical corset mentioned in the title, and saves the lives of Sam and Griffin both.
The Mechanical Man: Sam Morgan was attacked and almost killed by an automaton gone berserk. Emily Saved him, but in the proscess replaced his heart, right arm, and parts of his shoulder and legs with metal and Organite. Sam now fears machines and sometimes almost hates Emily for what she did.
The Mechanist: A criminal mastermind who uses automatons, the Mechanist was behind the attack on Sam as well as several other crimes. He is currently carrying out a terrifying plot against Griffin and his band of strays, as well as stealing several objects relating the the Queen.
Will Griff and his friends survive the coming battles, and can Finley come to terms with her dark side before someone gets hurt or she loses her new friends? Read the book and find out.
I recently got into steampunk, and I must say I love it! Robots and airships and corsets, oh my! The Girl in the Steel Corset is a wonderful example of the genre, and the writing, plot, and characters are fantastic! A wonderfully shadowy London is revealed within, gleaming with rivets and steel. I love this book, I really do, and am waiting eagerly and rather hyperactively for the sequel. There WILL be a sequel, I must believe, or I shall be quite put out.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
The Color of Magic
By Terry Pratchett
A Novel Of Discworld
Ankh-Morpork has just recieved its first tourist--Twoflower from the Agatean Empire--and the notoriously inept wizard Rincewind has volunteered to be his guide. Well, sort of volunteered, in the sense that he could, if he so chose, leave Twoflower to his fate, and he is not going to get paid for being his guide. He could leave the tourist, that is, if Rincewind wanted to die, as Lord Vetinari made perfectly clear. Now, Rincewind is not a wise wizard, nor powerful, nor brave. What he is, is so cowardly that he can survive almost anything, and he also has one of the Great Spells hanging out in his brain, causing him to be unable to learn any other spell and to be expelled from the Unseen University. So he is really the perfect guide for Twoflower. For, as Rincewind put it, "if complete and utter chaos were lightning, then [Twoflower would] be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armor shouting [uncomplimentary things about the gods]." After a misunderstanding in which Twoflower accidentally causes all of Ankh-Morpork to be burnt down, the tourist and his reluctant guide set off across the Disc, narrowly escaping dragons, Bel-Shamharoth*, trolls, and falling off the edge of the Disc. Of course, they do get--oops, can't tell you that, it would spoil the story. Go read it and find out for yourself.
Technically the first book in the Discworld series, The Color of Magic won't really give you any information on Discworld that you wouldn't get from starting with any other book in the series, so it really doesn't matter which you read first. Anyway, I loved (of course) this book! It is over-the-top funny, and just generally awesome! Terry Pratchett, as always, seems unable to write a single paragraph that doesn't poke fun at the world in general, and humanity in specific. The Discworld is a beautifully realised world with fantastic characters and well satirized cliches.Love it, read it, tell other people to read it, re-read it, repeat!
*Also known as the Soul Render, the Sender of Eight, and "the flip side of the coin of which Good and Evil are but one side." Whatever it (he?) is, it has too many tentacles for comfort.
A Novel Of Discworld
Ankh-Morpork has just recieved its first tourist--Twoflower from the Agatean Empire--and the notoriously inept wizard Rincewind has volunteered to be his guide. Well, sort of volunteered, in the sense that he could, if he so chose, leave Twoflower to his fate, and he is not going to get paid for being his guide. He could leave the tourist, that is, if Rincewind wanted to die, as Lord Vetinari made perfectly clear. Now, Rincewind is not a wise wizard, nor powerful, nor brave. What he is, is so cowardly that he can survive almost anything, and he also has one of the Great Spells hanging out in his brain, causing him to be unable to learn any other spell and to be expelled from the Unseen University. So he is really the perfect guide for Twoflower. For, as Rincewind put it, "if complete and utter chaos were lightning, then [Twoflower would] be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armor shouting [uncomplimentary things about the gods]." After a misunderstanding in which Twoflower accidentally causes all of Ankh-Morpork to be burnt down, the tourist and his reluctant guide set off across the Disc, narrowly escaping dragons, Bel-Shamharoth*, trolls, and falling off the edge of the Disc. Of course, they do get--oops, can't tell you that, it would spoil the story. Go read it and find out for yourself.
Technically the first book in the Discworld series, The Color of Magic won't really give you any information on Discworld that you wouldn't get from starting with any other book in the series, so it really doesn't matter which you read first. Anyway, I loved (of course) this book! It is over-the-top funny, and just generally awesome! Terry Pratchett, as always, seems unable to write a single paragraph that doesn't poke fun at the world in general, and humanity in specific. The Discworld is a beautifully realised world with fantastic characters and well satirized cliches.Love it, read it, tell other people to read it, re-read it, repeat!
*Also known as the Soul Render, the Sender of Eight, and "the flip side of the coin of which Good and Evil are but one side." Whatever it (he?) is, it has too many tentacles for comfort.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Awesome Word (Or Phrase) of the Unspecified Random Time Period
Luscious: Adjective: Luscious means: pleasurable to the senses or mind; rich; or luxurious. So you could say... She bit into the luscious peach, the room was lusciously furnished, or her writing style was rich with luscious descriptions. I generally get a mental image of biting into a perfectly ripe, juicy peach when hearing or using this word. This is one of those words that doesn't get used enough in casual conversation. Why not try it out?
Friday, August 19, 2011
High Wizardry
By Diane Duane
Book Three of the Young Wizards Series
Nita's younger sister Dairine just found out that wizardry exists, and that her sister is a wizard. Star Wars addict that she is, Dairine is thrilled, and she wants wizardry. Then Nita's family gets a new computer, and Dairine discovers that it has some unusual software. The computer is a Manual, and Dairine is a wizard. Not only a wizard, but a wizard more powerful than Nita and Kit together. And all that power attracts attention. Dairine gets herself halfway across the galaxy before anyone realizes she's gone, and attracts the Lone Power's attention. She gives Its minions the slip and finds a planet light years away from the known universe to hide out until she figures out the computer better. The planet she finds turns out to be basically a giant computer chip, and sentient. It plugs into Dairine's computer, and she gives it everything Spot--the computer- has got, including the wizardry. The planet then produces the mobiles with Dairines help; small robot like creatures linked to the Motherboard--the planet--and eachother. THIS is the reason for Dairine's power. Wizardry is not random. powerful wizards appear when needed, and now Dairine must face off against the Lone Power, aiding in the mobiles Choice. Nita and Kit meanwhile, have found her missing, and with Peach, the local Senior wizards' psychic macaw have set off to find her. Can they find her before the Lone Power destroys the mobiles--and Dairine?
I have been meaning to do this post for a while now, but somehow never got around to it. High Wizardry is my favorite book in an absolutely wonderful series. Amazing characters and world, facinating plot, brilliant writing, Diane Duane's Young Wizard series is a must read for any fantasy lover. LOVE IT! I know I tend to gush in these reviews, but truly, this book is that good. They all are! Anyway, read the series, and READ THE BOOK!
Book Three of the Young Wizards Series
Nita's younger sister Dairine just found out that wizardry exists, and that her sister is a wizard. Star Wars addict that she is, Dairine is thrilled, and she wants wizardry. Then Nita's family gets a new computer, and Dairine discovers that it has some unusual software. The computer is a Manual, and Dairine is a wizard. Not only a wizard, but a wizard more powerful than Nita and Kit together. And all that power attracts attention. Dairine gets herself halfway across the galaxy before anyone realizes she's gone, and attracts the Lone Power's attention. She gives Its minions the slip and finds a planet light years away from the known universe to hide out until she figures out the computer better. The planet she finds turns out to be basically a giant computer chip, and sentient. It plugs into Dairine's computer, and she gives it everything Spot--the computer- has got, including the wizardry. The planet then produces the mobiles with Dairines help; small robot like creatures linked to the Motherboard--the planet--and eachother. THIS is the reason for Dairine's power. Wizardry is not random. powerful wizards appear when needed, and now Dairine must face off against the Lone Power, aiding in the mobiles Choice. Nita and Kit meanwhile, have found her missing, and with Peach, the local Senior wizards' psychic macaw have set off to find her. Can they find her before the Lone Power destroys the mobiles--and Dairine?
I have been meaning to do this post for a while now, but somehow never got around to it. High Wizardry is my favorite book in an absolutely wonderful series. Amazing characters and world, facinating plot, brilliant writing, Diane Duane's Young Wizard series is a must read for any fantasy lover. LOVE IT! I know I tend to gush in these reviews, but truly, this book is that good. They all are! Anyway, read the series, and READ THE BOOK!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Awesome Word (Or Phrase) of the Unspecified Random Time Period
Frakking Gobfarks: One of Emily the Strange's unique and interesting expletives. I have no idea what it means, but it is cool.
Dealing With Dragons
By Patricia C. Wrede
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Book One
Cimorene has most emphatically never been a "proper" princess. She has, in succession, gotten people to teach her fencing, magic, Latin, cooking, economics, and juggling. Each series of lessons stoppped as soon as her parents found out. Such things are not "proper" for a princess. Simply not done. Then, the final straw. Her parent attempt to engage her to an idiot prince who is handsome and nothing else. A talking frog--not a transformed prince--tells her that he knows some people who can help her. These people turned out to be dragons.
That is how Cimorene came to volunteer as a dragon's princess, yet another thing condisered "not done". It suits her though. Well, apart from the knights constantly showing up to rescue her and refusing to tell anyone else that she doesn't want to be rescued. But she has a bigger problem than them. The wizards have been poking aroung the Mountains of Morning more than usual, and getting into places they shouldn't. Since they steal magic, which the dragons don't like, and tend to be rather sinister, this is bad. What are they up to, and why does soapy water with lemon juice make a good weapon? You'll have to read the book to find out.
No, really, read the book.
One of what I consider classics, this is a great book--series--that I have been in love with for quite a few years now. A great read for all ages, I heartily reccomend Dealing with dragons to anyone who likes fantasy and unconventional princesses. I just finished rereading it for the....uh....(insert large number here) time. REALLY GOOD BOOK, REALLY GOOD AUTHOR.
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Book One
Cimorene has most emphatically never been a "proper" princess. She has, in succession, gotten people to teach her fencing, magic, Latin, cooking, economics, and juggling. Each series of lessons stoppped as soon as her parents found out. Such things are not "proper" for a princess. Simply not done. Then, the final straw. Her parent attempt to engage her to an idiot prince who is handsome and nothing else. A talking frog--not a transformed prince--tells her that he knows some people who can help her. These people turned out to be dragons.
That is how Cimorene came to volunteer as a dragon's princess, yet another thing condisered "not done". It suits her though. Well, apart from the knights constantly showing up to rescue her and refusing to tell anyone else that she doesn't want to be rescued. But she has a bigger problem than them. The wizards have been poking aroung the Mountains of Morning more than usual, and getting into places they shouldn't. Since they steal magic, which the dragons don't like, and tend to be rather sinister, this is bad. What are they up to, and why does soapy water with lemon juice make a good weapon? You'll have to read the book to find out.
No, really, read the book.
One of what I consider classics, this is a great book--series--that I have been in love with for quite a few years now. A great read for all ages, I heartily reccomend Dealing with dragons to anyone who likes fantasy and unconventional princesses. I just finished rereading it for the....uh....(insert large number here) time. REALLY GOOD BOOK, REALLY GOOD AUTHOR.
Monday, June 6, 2011
The Fairy Godmother
By Mercedes Lackey
A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms
Elena was supposed to be Cinderella, but things went a little askew. The local Prince was six, and Elena's stepmother left town, allowing her to try to escape. She was offered a job by what seemed like a kind, if a bit nutty old lady. Turned out, Bella was the Fairy Godmother for Elena's kingdom, and the job was to be her apprentice! Elena learns that Fairy Godmothers oversee the kingdoms, making sure that an invisible but overwhelmingly powerful force called the Tradition doesn't ruin too many peoples lives. The Tradition forces people's lives into fairy tales, songs and legends, but for every person who gets a happy ending, there are those who don't. Fairy tales don't always end happily, and even for those that do, people can die. And then there are the people who never get to finish their story, like Elena. Godmothers make sure that the bad stories don't happen, and steer the good stories to the proper outcome. They also make sure that the people who need to learn important lessons, become better people, and that sort of thing.
Elena becomes a Godmother, looking after several kingdoms. Of course, this means dealing with a lot of idiots. And unicorns. I'll explain the unicorns later. Anyway, while working out a part of one fairy tale--three princes, old lady (Elena in disguise), two of the princes are nasty to old lady, one is nice, the nice one get helped, the others get punished, blah blah blah--one prince is so nasty, she turns him into a donkey. Not exactly Traditional, but it'll do. Alexander--the prince--of course believes she's an evil witch, but at that point he's an arrogant numskull with a bad case of royal superiority, so whatever. He'll figure it out. Since she needs a donkey anyway, and she can't just let him wander around the forest on his own, Elena takes him home with her to work and hopefully learn something and get over his royalness.
This is going to be fun--for us readers at least. Maybe not so much for the characters. Heheheh.
I love this series. LOVE IT! Mercedes Lackey is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. The Fairy Godmother is a great book in a great series. Pure fantasy, not super dark either. Funny, inventive, and extremely well written, The Fairy Godmother is a must read fairytale mash-up.
p.s. I forgot the unicorns. They are very beautiful, but have no brains to speak of, especially in the presence of a virgin. They go all floppy and even more idiotic than usual. There is reason they are rare, despite the fact that they can fight if they have to and occasionally pull their heads out of the clouds enough to actually be smart. And they like to eat Elena's peas.
A Tale of the Five Hundred Kingdoms
Elena was supposed to be Cinderella, but things went a little askew. The local Prince was six, and Elena's stepmother left town, allowing her to try to escape. She was offered a job by what seemed like a kind, if a bit nutty old lady. Turned out, Bella was the Fairy Godmother for Elena's kingdom, and the job was to be her apprentice! Elena learns that Fairy Godmothers oversee the kingdoms, making sure that an invisible but overwhelmingly powerful force called the Tradition doesn't ruin too many peoples lives. The Tradition forces people's lives into fairy tales, songs and legends, but for every person who gets a happy ending, there are those who don't. Fairy tales don't always end happily, and even for those that do, people can die. And then there are the people who never get to finish their story, like Elena. Godmothers make sure that the bad stories don't happen, and steer the good stories to the proper outcome. They also make sure that the people who need to learn important lessons, become better people, and that sort of thing.
Elena becomes a Godmother, looking after several kingdoms. Of course, this means dealing with a lot of idiots. And unicorns. I'll explain the unicorns later. Anyway, while working out a part of one fairy tale--three princes, old lady (Elena in disguise), two of the princes are nasty to old lady, one is nice, the nice one get helped, the others get punished, blah blah blah--one prince is so nasty, she turns him into a donkey. Not exactly Traditional, but it'll do. Alexander--the prince--of course believes she's an evil witch, but at that point he's an arrogant numskull with a bad case of royal superiority, so whatever. He'll figure it out. Since she needs a donkey anyway, and she can't just let him wander around the forest on his own, Elena takes him home with her to work and hopefully learn something and get over his royalness.
This is going to be fun--for us readers at least. Maybe not so much for the characters. Heheheh.
I love this series. LOVE IT! Mercedes Lackey is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. The Fairy Godmother is a great book in a great series. Pure fantasy, not super dark either. Funny, inventive, and extremely well written, The Fairy Godmother is a must read fairytale mash-up.
p.s. I forgot the unicorns. They are very beautiful, but have no brains to speak of, especially in the presence of a virgin. They go all floppy and even more idiotic than usual. There is reason they are rare, despite the fact that they can fight if they have to and occasionally pull their heads out of the clouds enough to actually be smart. And they like to eat Elena's peas.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The Serpent's Shadow
By Mercedes Lackey
Book One of the Elemental Masters Series
Maya Witherspoon has lived for most of her life in India where she was born, until the deaths of her parents. Before her death, Maya's mother warned her to beware "the serpent's shadow". Now, to avoid her parent's fate, Maya has traveled to England and become a doctor. She lives with a family of Indian servants who used to take care of her mother, and a menagerie of preternaturally intelligent pets she also inherited from her mother. Maya has powerful magic, but so does what she's hiding from, and she has never been trained. She has Western elemental magic, unlike that of her mother's people, and her father didn't believe in magic! Peter Scott, an Elemental Master, has offered to teach her, but will it be too late? The owner of the hospital is the uncle of an idiot, vindictive man who hates her for being smarter than him, many male doctors hate her fro being female and a better doctor then them, and Shivasani (the serpents shadows mistress, an Indian priestess, Maya's aunt, insane and evil) is searching for Maya and coming ever closer. With enemies closing in, magical and non-magical, Maya's time is running out. Will the help of her friends, her magic, and her pets(really, they belong in both of the other categories, but hey) be enough?
OK, I am like totally in love with Mercedes Lackey! She is one of my favorite authors now, or at least what I've read of her. This book is no exception, with humor, suspense, and action in just the right places. A beautifully detailed fantasy world just a couple of universes over from ours, with what is probably historically accurate details, mixed with brilliantly original magics and writing. Not an action novel, or humor, but an awesome fantasy novel, the first in a series that I am dying to finish. Absolutely fantastic. I know i say that about every book on here, but i put them on because o loved them, so that is to be expected.
Book One of the Elemental Masters Series
Maya Witherspoon has lived for most of her life in India where she was born, until the deaths of her parents. Before her death, Maya's mother warned her to beware "the serpent's shadow". Now, to avoid her parent's fate, Maya has traveled to England and become a doctor. She lives with a family of Indian servants who used to take care of her mother, and a menagerie of preternaturally intelligent pets she also inherited from her mother. Maya has powerful magic, but so does what she's hiding from, and she has never been trained. She has Western elemental magic, unlike that of her mother's people, and her father didn't believe in magic! Peter Scott, an Elemental Master, has offered to teach her, but will it be too late? The owner of the hospital is the uncle of an idiot, vindictive man who hates her for being smarter than him, many male doctors hate her fro being female and a better doctor then them, and Shivasani (the serpents shadows mistress, an Indian priestess, Maya's aunt, insane and evil) is searching for Maya and coming ever closer. With enemies closing in, magical and non-magical, Maya's time is running out. Will the help of her friends, her magic, and her pets(really, they belong in both of the other categories, but hey) be enough?
OK, I am like totally in love with Mercedes Lackey! She is one of my favorite authors now, or at least what I've read of her. This book is no exception, with humor, suspense, and action in just the right places. A beautifully detailed fantasy world just a couple of universes over from ours, with what is probably historically accurate details, mixed with brilliantly original magics and writing. Not an action novel, or humor, but an awesome fantasy novel, the first in a series that I am dying to finish. Absolutely fantastic. I know i say that about every book on here, but i put them on because o loved them, so that is to be expected.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Chime
By Franny Billingsley
"I've confessed to everything and I'd like to be hanged. Now, if you please." These are the words that begin the story of eighteen year old Briony Larkin, wicked witch. Since Briony was seven her stepmother told her that she is a witch, that everything bad that happens to them is her fault: that her sister's mind is shattered, the fires and the floods that destroyed the stories she used to write, the wave that injured her stepmother before she died. And she must never tell or she will be hanged. Then Eldric shows up. Lion-eyed, fidget-fingered, self-proclaimed bad boy, who can make a crown out of paper clips, a wolf-girl out of wire and pearls. Briony is a wolf-girl in the swamp, her mouth a cavern of stars, howling at the blood-red moon, snatching lightening from the gods, dancing her fists with Eldric's as she learns boxing. But the Boggy Mun is angry. The men are draining the swamp, and so the Boggy Mun sends the swamp cough, the ghost children tell Briony the day the girl who was thought to be a witch but wasn't was hung. Now Briony's sister Rose has the swamp cough, and the Boggy Mun will kill her if the swamp is drained. Briony must save her sister, but if she tell people how she knows that the swamp must be drained she will be hung. A wicked witch doesn't want to die, even to save people. A wicked witch would know that when she is jealous or angry bad things happen to people. A wicked witch would cause her sister to get the swamp cough on purpose. And Briony is wicked. Right?
Okay, so despite how morbid it is due to the fact that the person telling it is uttely conviced that she's evil, this was a really great book. I realized after I read it that this author had also written another book I love, about selkies. So it's not just a fluke. Great book! And I know I say that about every book on her, but seriously, this was an amazingly well written book. Magic, absolute magic. And despite what it may sound like, there is a happy ending. Great story, great characters, great magical creatures and such, and great writing. READ IT!
"I've confessed to everything and I'd like to be hanged. Now, if you please." These are the words that begin the story of eighteen year old Briony Larkin, wicked witch. Since Briony was seven her stepmother told her that she is a witch, that everything bad that happens to them is her fault: that her sister's mind is shattered, the fires and the floods that destroyed the stories she used to write, the wave that injured her stepmother before she died. And she must never tell or she will be hanged. Then Eldric shows up. Lion-eyed, fidget-fingered, self-proclaimed bad boy, who can make a crown out of paper clips, a wolf-girl out of wire and pearls. Briony is a wolf-girl in the swamp, her mouth a cavern of stars, howling at the blood-red moon, snatching lightening from the gods, dancing her fists with Eldric's as she learns boxing. But the Boggy Mun is angry. The men are draining the swamp, and so the Boggy Mun sends the swamp cough, the ghost children tell Briony the day the girl who was thought to be a witch but wasn't was hung. Now Briony's sister Rose has the swamp cough, and the Boggy Mun will kill her if the swamp is drained. Briony must save her sister, but if she tell people how she knows that the swamp must be drained she will be hung. A wicked witch doesn't want to die, even to save people. A wicked witch would know that when she is jealous or angry bad things happen to people. A wicked witch would cause her sister to get the swamp cough on purpose. And Briony is wicked. Right?
Okay, so despite how morbid it is due to the fact that the person telling it is uttely conviced that she's evil, this was a really great book. I realized after I read it that this author had also written another book I love, about selkies. So it's not just a fluke. Great book! And I know I say that about every book on her, but seriously, this was an amazingly well written book. Magic, absolute magic. And despite what it may sound like, there is a happy ending. Great story, great characters, great magical creatures and such, and great writing. READ IT!
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