Helpful Score: 2
This was WONDERFUL - one of those once-or-twice-a-year reads where I walk around the house in a trance for three days thinking about the characters, about the world the book is set in. (I need to get 'ard' out of my head!)
There were so many strong, well developed characters in this book that almost anyone could enjoy it, despite the young adult heroine. She's learning to be who she is, and, to paraphrase her towards the end of the book, to stand up and do what she can do in a given situation. That's a classic coming of age theme, but it's also something people of any age can relate to.
Then there were strong male characters as well - her uncle Orma, who loves her and looks after her, her friend Kiggs. And perhaps best of all, Glisselda, who starts off as a seemingly vapid princess but is a fantastic, butt kicking female in her own right.
I haven't read other reviews on this book yet. I imagine things could be said about the nuts and bolts of the book - little things that didn't add up here, things that didn't work there. But it comes down to this: I loved the book, all the way through. It was thoroughly enjoyable, full of surprises, and made me think, too: overall a great read that I could recommend to almost anyone.
PS - BAND GEEKS - this is a must read!!
There were so many strong, well developed characters in this book that almost anyone could enjoy it, despite the young adult heroine. She's learning to be who she is, and, to paraphrase her towards the end of the book, to stand up and do what she can do in a given situation. That's a classic coming of age theme, but it's also something people of any age can relate to.
Then there were strong male characters as well - her uncle Orma, who loves her and looks after her, her friend Kiggs. And perhaps best of all, Glisselda, who starts off as a seemingly vapid princess but is a fantastic, butt kicking female in her own right.
I haven't read other reviews on this book yet. I imagine things could be said about the nuts and bolts of the book - little things that didn't add up here, things that didn't work there. But it comes down to this: I loved the book, all the way through. It was thoroughly enjoyable, full of surprises, and made me think, too: overall a great read that I could recommend to almost anyone.
PS - BAND GEEKS - this is a must read!!
