Congratulations to Myra Dunlap who won an autographed copy of AIM from last week's blog. ***** Some books defy genres. Longbow Girl is one of them. It is well-researched historical fiction and also a meticulously crafted, time travel novel. No easy feat, but one that Linda Davies pulls off with aplomb. If you study this… Continue reading Longbow Girl: A Review and Audio CD Giveaway
I have been a Karen Cushman fan ever since reading The Midwife's Apprentice , Catherine, Called Birdy, and Alchemy and Meggy Swann. Since all her books feature spunky characters in medieval England and are expertly written, I was excited to hear of the release of her new book, Will Sparrow's Road. From the opening of this middle… Continue reading Will Sparrow's Road
If you're looking for a book similar to other titles by Margaret Peterson Haddix, then Palace of Mirrors may not be what you are looking for. Unlike Among the Hidden and the other books in the Shadow Children series which are futuristic and political, Palace of Mirrors takes place in a medieval/fantasy setting. Although I found… Continue reading Palace of Mirrors
Can someone love death? This is one of my questions as I listened to this skillfully-written medieval fantasy.Within a picture frame of the quintessential struggle of a young woman searching for her "true love" and the universal conflict of good vs. evil (or in this case, love vs. death), author Martine Leavitt has created a… Continue reading Keturah and Lord Death