Book Title: Lady Knight Author: Tamora Pierce Published: 2002 Pages: 409 Category: fiction: fantasy, fiction: young adult As I've said before, I read Tamora Pierce's novels often. I've been reading them since I was in Elementary School, and I continue to read them, often when stressed or busy, or when I don't have a new … Continue reading Book 49: Lady Knight
Book 47: Bloodhound
Book Title: Bloodhound Author: Tamora Pierce Published: 2009 Pages: 534 Category: fiction: young adult, fiction: fantasy I've put Tamora Pierce's books up on this blog before - I read them over and over again, and always love the characters she presents to her readers. Bloodhound is the continuation of the story she began with Terrier, … Continue reading Book 47: Bloodhound
Book 42: Spirits In The Wires
Book Title: Spirits In The Wires Author: Charles de Lint Published: 2003 Pages: 448 Category: fiction: fantasy, fiction: urban fantasy If you haven't yet read a book by Charles de Lint, you should do so immediately. His books are brilliant mixes of urban life, life on the fringe, and his rich and wide variety of … Continue reading Book 42: Spirits In The Wires
Book 38: Abhorsen
Book Title: Abhorsen Author: Garth Nix Published: 2003 Pages: 358 Category: fiction: young adult, fiction: fantasy I find it hard to write about most series, or trilogies, as individual books, the story runs together throughout the three books in a way that I find hard to separate into individual reviews - the books will always … Continue reading Book 38: Abhorsen
Book 37: Lireal
Book Title: Lireal Author: Garth Nix Published: 2001 Pages: 487 Category: fiction: young adult, fiction: fantasy While it is evident from the beginning that Lireal's story takes place in the same world as Sabriel's did years before, we are not immediately able to figure out how her story will connect with that of Sabriel and … Continue reading Book 37: Lireal
Book 36: Sabriel
Book Title: Sabriel Author: Garth Nix Published: 1995 Pages: 491 Category: fiction: young adult, fiction: fantasy Sabriel is a book I read over and over again, since elementary school in fact. I love the story, the world Nix creates. I was obsessed with magic, and the idea that there were worlds out there that … Continue reading Book 36: Sabriel
Book 35: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows
Book Title: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Author: JK Rowling Published: 2007 Pages: 607 Category: fiction: fantasy "Catch you on the flip side." - A friend to me, the day before the release of Deathly Hallows. It took me a long time to sit down and write about Deathly Hallows - it's been … Continue reading Book 35: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows
Book 34: Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince
Book Title: Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince Author: JK Rowling Published: 2005 Pages: 607 Category: fiction: fantasy For the Half-Blood Prince book release we made cloaks. I didn't get a job the summer of 2005 so i spent the days leading up to July 16th driving around town with an assortment of Death Eaters … Continue reading Book 34: Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince
Book 33: Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix
Book Title: Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix Author: JK Rowling Published: 2003 Pages: 766 Category: fiction: fantasy I didn't plan on going to a midnight release party for Order of The Phoenix. I didn't pre-buy my book. But come the night before the Saturday release I was sad that I wasn't at … Continue reading Book 33: Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix
Book 32: Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire
Book Title: Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire Author: JK Rowling Published: 2000 Pages: 636 Category: fiction: fantasy For me, Goblet of Fire is always connected to the memories I have of both the book release, and the movie release. In the summer of 2000 I went to Bolens Books with my friend Annie, … Continue reading Book 32: Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire