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Apr. 1st, 2010
March of books
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sonneta.livejournal.comSnow White and Rose Red by Patricia C. Wrede - Retelling of the fairy tale set in Elizabethan England. A nice variation on the tale that adds a lot to a disjointed story. Although perhaps not one of my favorite retellings, this book has convinced me to seek out some of Wrede's other work.
The Thirteenth Princess by Diane Zahler - Retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses, now with a bonus princess who helps figure out what's up with her sisters. I liked it, but I didn't like this retelling as much as I liked Princess of the Midnight Ball. It wasn't quite as well-crafted, somehow.
The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson - Annika, who was adopted by a cook and housemaid as a baby, is happy in her life until a beautiful aristocrat appears and claims to be her mother. I heard about this book from this comm! This was a fast & fun read. From the start, you could kind of tell certain things about certain characters (trying not to spoil anything), and also there was quite a bit of scenery description - more than I really like in a book. But it was still a fun book. And, if you would like to read about Vienna in the early 1900's, this is the book for you.
The Safe-Keeper's Secret by Sharon Shinn - About Fiona and Reed, two children (one natural, one adopted) of a Safe-Keeper - a person charged with keeping the secrets of a village - who turns out to have some secrets of her own. Once I got towards the end of the book, I realized that I *think* I have read this book before. That's okay, though, it was a good (re?)read. The only thing I didn't like about it was a certain part of the ending, but otherwise, another quick book with a fairy-tale-esque story to tell.
Stuff Christians Like by Jonathan Acuff - Based on the blog of the same name, Acuff takes a semi-sarcastic look at the often strange stuff modern Christians like and do. I literally laughed out loud a few times reading this book. Just as awesome as the website. The only complaint I have is that it could have used more original material (since I've been reading the blog since the beginning), but since I only paid around $8 for the paperback on Amazon, I can't complain too much.
The Thirteenth Princess by Diane Zahler - Retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses, now with a bonus princess who helps figure out what's up with her sisters. I liked it, but I didn't like this retelling as much as I liked Princess of the Midnight Ball. It wasn't quite as well-crafted, somehow.
The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson - Annika, who was adopted by a cook and housemaid as a baby, is happy in her life until a beautiful aristocrat appears and claims to be her mother. I heard about this book from this comm! This was a fast & fun read. From the start, you could kind of tell certain things about certain characters (trying not to spoil anything), and also there was quite a bit of scenery description - more than I really like in a book. But it was still a fun book. And, if you would like to read about Vienna in the early 1900's, this is the book for you.
The Safe-Keeper's Secret by Sharon Shinn - About Fiona and Reed, two children (one natural, one adopted) of a Safe-Keeper - a person charged with keeping the secrets of a village - who turns out to have some secrets of her own. Once I got towards the end of the book, I realized that I *think* I have read this book before. That's okay, though, it was a good (re?)read. The only thing I didn't like about it was a certain part of the ending, but otherwise, another quick book with a fairy-tale-esque story to tell.
Stuff Christians Like by Jonathan Acuff - Based on the blog of the same name, Acuff takes a semi-sarcastic look at the often strange stuff modern Christians like and do. I literally laughed out loud a few times reading this book. Just as awesome as the website. The only complaint I have is that it could have used more original material (since I've been reading the blog since the beginning), but since I only paid around $8 for the paperback on Amazon, I can't complain too much.
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