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A good look at a girl dealing with her father's Parkinson's Disease as well as a move from New York City to a small town in upstate New York. Vivid characters, and Grab does a good job portraying anguish and hurt.
I got an ARC for this -- it's not even out yet -- and I loved every minute reading it. A great adventure story, a fascinating look at choice and freedom and responsibility and a intriguing use of fairy tales. Highly recommended.
I really liked this book, partially because Merlin travels to interesting places, but also because this is the part of the Arthurian legend I like best: Arthur as a boy, and how he becomes king. I have a small quibble with the way Stewart portrays Morgause, but other than that, an excellent book.
A good graphic novel. I'm not sure I was super thrilled with is, but I did like it. A good look at maturing, dealing with stereotypes and racism, and accepting who you are. And I thought the Monkey King was cool.
Oh, my. I can't tell you how horrible this was. Painfully horrible. I abandoned it (don't tell anyone...) it was so horrible. (It could have been the copy; I was reading an advance copy and the translation wasn't even complete. That had a lot to do with it, but even so, it was really, really bad.)
I liked this one less than the other two in the series, possibly because there's so much time passing, and possibly because Merlin's fading. Either way, it just wasn't as enjoyable as the first two books. I also realized that, if you wanted to, you could read this one as a stand-alone. There's an awful lot of exposition -- which if you've read all three books, is tiresome -- that makes the other two (mostly) unnecessary. That said, I think Stewart's books are an important part of Arthurian lore.
I really liked this little book. With elements from [b:Beauty and the Beast|41424|Beauty A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast|Robin McKinley|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169613617s/41424.jpg|2321285], Cinderella, Joan of Arc, Diane Stanley wove a captivating little tale of a courageous girl with a huge heart. It wasn't as magical as I was expecting, though there were some elements of magic. It was more religious than I was expecting (the climax is attributed to a miracle of God), but I feel that's what this story needed, especially since Bella had a role similar to Joan of Arc.
A smartly written novel about a girl who loses her memory of the last four years (due to a freak accident) and is given the chance to re-invent herself. Not perfect, but good.
It was okay. An interesting idea: a 16-year-old ends up being Titania's daughter (yes, that Titania) and has to go back to Faeire to save it from desctruction. But, in reality, it was just okay. Nothing to write home about.
