YA goodness

[snugglekitty]

This week I read A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray and Birth of the Firebringer by Meredith Ann Pierce. The latter was lent me by ceelove, the former was recommended, I believe, by ascikitty.

A Great and Terrible Beauty reminded me a lot of The Serpent's Shadow by Mercedes Lackey, with the dual climates of India and Britain and magic. However, it also incorporates some of that boarding-school stuff that many of us love to hate. It had some interesting stuff about power, and the proper uses of power. I liked it. Three stars.

Birth of the Firebringer is a book I resisted reading for a while. I generally stay away from stuff about unicorns. But I'm glad I made an exception when ceelove recommended it to me, because I really liked it. It had some interesting stuff about belief and perspective. Following the law versus following your heart... I liked it a lot. Four stars.

I've started Anansi Boys but took a break because I was feeling sorry for the main character. I'm also working through Dreaming Down Under.

Comments

[asciikitty.livejournal.com]

I have not read A Great and Terrible Beauty.

of course, that doesn't mean I didnt' recomend it, but it makes it less likely.

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

Having thought about it more, I think that what actually happened is that someone recommended it to me in your journal who was not actually you.

Couldn't swear to it, but that's what I think.

[asciikitty.livejournal.com]

that sounds much more likely.

hmm. perhaps I should read that one, when I'm done with my current stack of "to be reads"