I’m working on this one . . . I will get back to you. So far, I can like it to Gail Carson Levine’s Ever. Check out www.harpercollinschildren.com for a synopsis. Simply search “Gail Carson Levine”.
City of . . .
Okay, let me begin by saying I’m tired and wish I would have slept in later than 6:10 a.m.
Now, this series is NOT Twilight. I am a Twilight fan, I’ve read all of the books twice at least.
However, this is Cassandra Clare’s City of . . . Series and I loved them. I kept seeing the books around every corner at the book store. Every end cap seemed to have them. Every table seemed to display them. I fought the urge to even read the back of the book for a couple months. I spent some time reading books about immortals of some sort. I breezed through Allison van Diepen’s Raven, Alyson Noel’s Evermore, Lisa McMann’s Dream Catcher series. Now, Raven I don’t suggest one ever pick up. I will continue to read Noel’s The Immortals series as well as the Dream Catcher’s when new ones come out. But these are fillers. They are not books that I can’t wait for the next one to continue.
Twilight was like that. I didn’t read them until I had them all in my hands and each book took less than 4 days a piece. I still had to maintain some sort of life - I do have children and at the time, 2 jobs.
The City of . . . books were supposed to be books that took more than a couple days. I needed stories that weren’t over in a matter of hours. I needed an adventure. Clare’s books provided a great adventure with a variety of characters. I was sucked in by the hint of romance. I was slightly interested in the shadowhunting portion of the book. I was definitely consumed with the characters. I was able to be excited about one, mad at one, disappointed in one, and surprised by another. There are enough characters to provide any reader with the story they desire.
I loved Jace one minute, hated him the next. I found Simon nerdy and weaselly and yet by the end of the third book, he was a man. Clary never seemed to grow up to me, but the evidence that she was on her way existed. Isabell’s story was left untold, but that is not bad. It was simply untold, not unresolved. Alec, on the other hand, was a story within the series whose life opened up by the end of book 3. His character showed the most growth, oddly occurring mostly in book 3. Either he, Simon, or Isabell could easily be the main characters in spin-off books.
I am very happy to have given in and bought these books. I would love for more people to read them and tell me what they think of the relationships and character growth with in.
A book for all time . . .
A Fairy Tale to Remember
Oh, do find the time to emerge yourself in this fairy tale. You thought you knew Cinderella? Here she is as she’s never been seen before . . .
Lucinda has suffered great tragedy and has found herself in the care of her struggling jewler uncle and his 2nd wife Aunt, who has herself suffered great tragedy she never recovered from. To say Lucinda is treated poorly by her Aunt is an understatement. She suffers near starving conditions and beatings.
Enter the witch, the prince, the theif, and the mysterious gem. To find out how they intertwine with Lucinda’s life, you must find the time to read this enchanting tale.
OPINIONS COUNT! My opinion counts! This is a book that I will pass on to my daughter. If I could have a signed copy, it would last for generations and generations to come!
Where Do I Start?
I would like to use this space to appeal to my sister, Share. Share – let’s read together – place our opinions and thoughts and even rants about what we are reading here . . . together!
We don’t have the same taste is books, and we may not be able to complete the same books, but we’ll discuss them anyway! Hopefully we’ll be able to convince others to join us.
I’m not looking for crazy intelligent people trying to convince the world how literary and and brilliant they are! Really, no one cares how smart you think you are, especially me. I also don’t care to hear how some piece of brain candy has got you all worked up. But feel free to give opinions.
I was told once by an instructor in my first college that stories, even those from the Bible, are simply that . . . stories. I have since speant my time looking at literature that way. It has simplified my life and reduced my stress in the past about reading some great works of literary history (and not reading others)!
