It has taken me a while to review this one because I was trying to get my thoughts in order. I struggled with much of this book. I have friends that are tomboys, but maybe I had never talked to them about it or was ignorant about certain things. It was hard for me to get through the hatred for all things feminine in the early parts of this book. I never went through one of those phases when I hated the color pink; I somehow skipped right over to the hating what society wants women to be and how masculinity is the right answer. And the lack of addressing that early on made this book difficult for me, to see the author spouting that same hatred. By the end of the book, I see how she feels differently, but it was hard for me to make that journey. I am a cisgender white woman engaged to a cisgender man, so I can also recognize that this story has something to teach me, in a way that I have had privilege in not dealing with this bullying or feeling different about myself. I can see why it is so popular. I would like to pass it on to some of my tomboy friends and see how they feel.

Well clearly I should be reading more Atwood because what even is this my mind was blown. I can't imagine the work that goes into plotting something like this. The writing is gorgeous on top of that. Just wow.

Joseph is the worst.

The rest of this book is right up my alley, but if I could carve the Joseph plot out of it, oh I would.

I enjoyed this one a lot. It deals with some tough stuff, but you feel like the narrator is going to be all right.

I will miss Jacky, and I think this is a fairly fitting end for her. Dramatic, and a wild romp. I still don't ship Jacky/Jaimy, but clearly the author did. As always, Katherine Kellgren does a fantastic job reading.

Thank you, Netgalley, for providing me with a free copy of this book to review.

This book was really, really good. I'm glad Riordan didn't try to write it himself. Chokshi does a great job laying out the world, and the mythology. I'm not familiar with much about Hinduism at all, and I felt like I got enough to follow along, and to start me on a path of searching for my own information about it.

I love Aru and Mini as our heroes, especially Mini, as I relate to her a lot. It's complicated, and wonderful, and I have it on order for the library. I also plan on checking out Chokshi's other books.

I thought this really ended the trilogy well. I was wondering how everything could balance out, and I'm really happy with what Elliott did. It felt satisfying as a reader, and for the character. Such a good series.

You can find my review here: https://librariansc.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-mad-wolfs-daughter-by-diane-magras.html

So good. I loved this one. Vasya is such a great protagonist, and I loved the other characters too. Arden does an excellent job of building up the Russian setting, and the author's note explains where she took liberties. I can't wait to read the next one.