Well, it only took me a ridiculously long time, but I finally finished Tamora Pierce’s Mastiff, the last book in her Beka Cooper series. For background, you can read my reviews of Terrier and Bloodhound. Mild spoilers. The story opens … Read more →
Sorry for the absence! Anyway, I finally finished Bloodhound, the second book in Tamora Pierce’s Beka Cooper series. For background, you can read my review of the first book, Terrier. Beka has finished her training and is now a full-fledged … Read more →
I finally finished Terrier, the first book in Tamora Pierce’s Beka Cooper trilogy. Mild spoilers. Terrier takes place centuries prior to Song of the Lioness, and is set in the Lower City of Tortall’s capitol, Corus. Although Alanna spends some time … Read more →
Spoilers for Song of the Lioness and Protector of the Small. I’m assuming knowledge of the series, so apologies to those who aren’t familiar. It’s no secret to people who read this blog that I really like Tamora Pierce’s books, … Read more →
I’ve reviewed Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness and Protector of the Small quartets on this blog, and occasionally I pop over to her blog to see what’s going on. And she just won the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime … Read more →
I didn’t want to let the day go by without noting that it’s the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. I love it, a lot. I also really love Persuasion, and it’s a shame it’s … Read more →
This is part of a series in which I read books I enjoyed as a kid and consider how my opinions have changed as an adult. Today it’s Wren to the Rescue by Sherwood Smith. This is the first in … Read more →
I’ve been re-reading books I enjoyed as a kid and trying to discern how my opinions have changed as an adult. So far I’ve done Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness and Protector of the Small series, and now I’ve switched to Sherwood … Read more →
MILD SPOILERS Lately I’ve been rereading books I enjoyed as a kid, and writing about how my perceptions have changed as an adult. Protector of the Small is another series by Tamora Pierce. It starts about fifteen years after … Read more →
Seeing Brave got me thinking about books I enjoyed as a girl, and I’ve felt compelled to read them again, to see how I would view them as an adult. I’m starting with a series of books that I loved, … Read more →