I really enjoyed this book. Coming in at under 150 pages, it’s a quick read, which is good because I just wanted to keep going, especially once the characters were on their journey to Camazotz. I recalled reading this novel twice before, once in elementary school when I didn’t really “get” it, and I don’t recall how I viewed it upon my second reading, but this time I got it (although I’m still not sure just how much tesseracts make sense to me as used […]
I was so much older then/I’m younger than that now
As you might guess from some of my other posts, I am enough of an Internet Old that this was a re-read for me. I thought it held up beautifully.
Fine YA novel about being teen, female, outsider in Saudi Arabia
Last week I came across one of those irresistible quizzes that pop up on social media. This one promised to give you something to read based on the types of TV shows you choose to watch. Naturally, I took the quiz and then I retook and retook, because I can’t stand not knowing what other books might be out there for me. Anyway, one of the recommendations was A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena. The blurb sounded pretty good, and as it turns out, […]
There may be more melodrama here than I have the patience with
Spoiler warning! This is book 2 in a series, and as such, the review will contain some spoilers for the plot of book 1. If you want to remain unspoiled, start at the beginning with Air Awakens. Left no choice after her trial and sentencing, Vhalla Yarl, former librarian apprentice is marching to war for the Solaris empire. She’s considered property of the empire and has to use her new and unfamiliar Windwalker powers to help the Emperor and his forces win their conquest of the rebellious […]
Librarian heroine with latent magical powers. Dark, broody sorcerer prince as the possible love interest. I can work with that.
3.5 stars Vhalla Yarl is a librarian apprentice living in the huge central library in the capital of the Solaris empire. The empire has been at war for ages, trying to conquer the lands in the north and through this conquest uniting the whole continent under one power. One evening, there’s a state of emergency declared, one of the princes has been injured, and all the librarians are needed to help research a possible cure. Remembering how the younger, charming prince, known colloquially as “The […]
An interesting premise, a generic execution.
I was underwhelmed by this book. It was an easy read, and it was entertaining, but a lot of the time it felt forced (especially at the beginning), and I thought it was a little too long. I’m glad I read it, but I probably won’t be reading it again, and unless the premise is too good to resist, I probably won’t be reading any future books from this author. So Alex, Approximately is basically a retelling of The Shop Around the Corner/You’ve Got Mail […]
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