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Summary: In the world of SORROW’S KNOT, the dead do not rest easy. Every patch of shadow might be home to something hungry, something deadly. Most of the people of this world live on the sunlit, treeless prairies. But a few carve out an uneasy living in the forest towns, keeping the dead at bay with wards made from magically knotted cords. The women who tie these knots are called binders. And Otter’s mother, Willow, is one of the greatest binders her people have ever known.
But Willow does not wish for her daughter to lead the lonely, heavy life of a binder, so she chooses another as her apprentice. Otter is devastated by this choice, and what’s more, it leaves her untrained when the village falls under attack. In a moment of desperation, Otter casts her first ward, and the results are disastrous. But now Otter may be her people’s only hope against the shadows that threaten them. Will the challenge be too great for her? Or will she find a way to put the dead to rest once and for all?
After enjoying Plain Kate by Erin Bow, I was looking forward to Sorrow’s Knot. I’m so happy to say that I enjoyed it every bit as much as I did her first novel, if not a bit more! (It could have given Tiger Lily a few lessons on how to properly write Natives. I swear that's the only comparison I'll make.)
Summary: Tinkerbell narrates the magical, bittersweet love story between Tiger Lily and Peter Pan. Tiger Lily has never been truly accepted by her tribe, and now the elders have decreed marriage to a man she doesn’t love. She spends more and more time alone in the woods, where she meets wild, fearless Peter Pan, leader of the Lost Boys.
Tiger Lily is intoxicated by the freedom she feels with Peter, and falls under his spell. Their love is all-consuming, and she risks everything to be with him.
Then Wendy Darling arrives in Neverland.
When I initially picked up this book, I worried about the portrayal of Wendy Darling. I thought, “Oh Lord, if this is setting it up to be a whole ‘the tomboy girl is better than the feminine silly girl’ thing, I’m going to be upset.”
Clearly I should have been more concerned about the portrayal of Natives.
How do I explain my attraction to this book? It seems like a typical YA novel about high school drama and magic. Yet, I was reading it while I was standing in line for coffee, while I was riding the MRT, while I was waiting for the elevator to reach my floor... I could not keep my hands off this book. There was plenty of action and mystery, and the story is not hard to predict. Simply put, this was good entertainment. This is a read for those moments in life when you're busy and stressed and about to yank your hair out, and you're desperate for a book to take you away.Another Faust starts off with a myth. There's a mystery in some parts of the world about ten-year-old children who simply disappear from their bedrooms at midnight. This book starts with five of those children, and the woman who lured them. However, the children did not go unwillingly. They sold their soul to this woman, often referred to as the devil or Mephistopheles, for various desires - glory, fame, beauty, strength. Because she is keen on making bargains, she offers them their wishes (with a few setbacks) for their soul. Five years later, after they have honed their powers, they enter Marlowe High School and take over the reigns. But magical or not, high school comes with its own set of problems. And two of the children aim to claim their souls back.
Read my review at my blog, A Bookworm in Bangkok.
Summary: After a year of hard labor in the Salt Mines of Endovier, eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien has won the king's contest to become the new royal assassin. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown – a secret she hides from even her most intimate confidantes.
Keeping up the deadly charade—while pretending to do the king's bidding—will test her in frightening new ways, especially when she's given a task that could jeopardize everything she's come to care for. And there are far more dangerous forces gathering on the horizon -- forces that threaten to destroy her entire world, and will surely force Celaena to make a choice.
Where do the assassin’s loyalties lie, and who is she most willing to fight for?
I initially really enjoyed Throne of Glass. It was easy enough to read, and at the time I liked it a lot… but then once I read other reviews, I ended up downgrading my initial rating from four stars to three. There were a lot of things I overlooked in favor of wanting to find the amazing story so many people told me it was; the juvenile writing and emotions behind the story, the fact that it still felt very much like it’d been published online, and the internal logic of the characters that never really matched up with their situations, histories or established personalities.
Summary: The world is living in the shadow of oncoming disaster. An asteroid is set to strike the earth in just one week’s time; catastrophe is unavoidable. The question isn’t how to save the world—the question is, what to do with the time that’s left? Against this stark backdrop, three island teens wrestle with intertwining stories of love, friendship and family—all with the ultimate stakes at hand.
I’d been hearing little bits and pieces of this novel for a while now, and admittedly I was seen drooling over the cover more than once, so when I saw that the publisher had it up on NetGalley for review, I went ahead and requested it. I’m not sorry I read it, but there were a lot of things that could have been done far better than they were.
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