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magidEarwig and the Witch (Diana Wynne Jones, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky)
Enchanted Glass (Diana Wynne Jones)
Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys (Norton Juster)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (N. K. Jemisin)
Sisters of the Raven (Barbara Hambly)
The Abbey (Chris Culver)
The Outsider (Chris Culver)
The Lost Husband (Katherine Center)
The Ghost Bride (Yangsze Choo)
It was bittersweet reading the DWJ, knowing that this was the last new novel of hers I'll ever read, even though I enjoyed EG otherwise (unless I ever find a copy of Wilkin's Tooth, that is).
My favorite of the other books was Choo's, which started out as historical fiction (ethnic Chinese living in Malacca under British rule) and veered into something else entirely. Fascinating plot, partly because of being based on a culture I'm not familiar with, using it in interesting ways.
I wasn't enthralled by the Juster, unfortunately.
I liked the storytelling in Jemisin's book, then was frustrated to find it's the first of a series. ::sigh::
I liked the Hambly less than Jemisin's (comparing them because acquired at the same time, read back to back), just because there was enough talk about $WorldChanging, but nothing really about why. Otherwise, strong female characters are always a plus.
The Culver books were detective fluff, and the Center book romantic fluff, albeit reasonably well written.
Enchanted Glass (Diana Wynne Jones)
Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys (Norton Juster)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (N. K. Jemisin)
Sisters of the Raven (Barbara Hambly)
The Abbey (Chris Culver)
The Outsider (Chris Culver)
The Lost Husband (Katherine Center)
The Ghost Bride (Yangsze Choo)
It was bittersweet reading the DWJ, knowing that this was the last new novel of hers I'll ever read, even though I enjoyed EG otherwise (unless I ever find a copy of Wilkin's Tooth, that is).
My favorite of the other books was Choo's, which started out as historical fiction (ethnic Chinese living in Malacca under British rule) and veered into something else entirely. Fascinating plot, partly because of being based on a culture I'm not familiar with, using it in interesting ways.
I wasn't enthralled by the Juster, unfortunately.
I liked the storytelling in Jemisin's book, then was frustrated to find it's the first of a series. ::sigh::
I liked the Hambly less than Jemisin's (comparing them because acquired at the same time, read back to back), just because there was enough talk about $WorldChanging, but nothing really about why. Otherwise, strong female characters are always a plus.
The Culver books were detective fluff, and the Center book romantic fluff, albeit reasonably well written.