It’s a little sadder than most of her others, a little less clear-cut in terms of good vs. The Sand-Reckoner by Gillian Bradshaw: A couple of people have said how much they liked this Bradshaw book, and having read it I can totally see why. But mostly I just loved Hazel and Jack and Ben and the horned prince. Siblings trying to save each other? Scary fairies? Fairy tale tropes being played with lovingly? Awesome characters? Yes to all of these things! I also appreciated that there’s diversity on several different fronts. I’m sorry.), I am happy to say that The Darkest Part of the Forest hit all the right notes for me. After not quite loving The Coldest Girl in Coldtown (I know. The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black: This really should be its own post, if post length were an indication of how much I love a book. I don’t often read this many books all at the same time, but I’m kind of enjoying having different kinds of books for different situations–Queen of Attolia is perfect for lunchtime reading, for example, because I know it so well that it doesn’t matter where I stop or start. It’s certainly not gripping me with the same excitement as my favorites of her books, but I am enjoying it and it’s a relatively quick read. I think I started this one before and didn’t finish it, but I can’t remember why. I’ve been reading it before bed, because it doesn’t matter that I’m tired and not in the best state for reading comprehension.ĭark North by Gillian Bradshaw: An Ethiopian auxiliary in Roman Britain. The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (Sarah Monette): I don’t remember exactly where I am with this one–a little less than halfway through, I think. Having now reached the point where most of the “ow-my-feelings” moments are over, it’s mostly the happy ending, yay! The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner: I am allllmost done with my reread of QoA. We’ll see how it goes–let me know what you think! I’m considering changing things up a bit here, and one of my ideas was to start semi-regularly doing a snapshot of what I’m reading right now, rather than what I’ve finished.

Hawk of May by Gillian Bradshaw