Rising_Star wrote:I guess I'm the only one who prefers the new covers of the Books of Bayern covers.
I just think they're really pretty...
I do, I do! And I thought I was the only one!
The old covers do kind of grow on me, but I definitely prefer the new ones. Except: the
Forest Born cover
AJAiken showed us, that came out in England. That one is positively inappropriate!
Valiant_Lucy wrote:If you haven't read any of her other books, besides the Bayern books, I'd highly, highly reccomend Princess Academy. It's my second favorite book by Shannon Hale (River Secrets being the first). There's just something deliciously cozy yet "girl power!" and a pinch of fairy-tale-ness about it.
I didn't enjoy Book of a Thousand Days as much, it was merely just okay. The graphic novel "Repunzel's Revenge" was really fun and clever, and I loved it
Thanks! I have actually read all of those already, before the Bayern series, and agree with your opinions on all of them.
Princess Academy was the first Hale book I read, and it's still one of my favorites.
johobbit, I share your feelings of love for the
Silmarillion. I think I can say it's actually one of my top five favorite books. Calling it an epic is not an exaggeration.
Just finished
The Queen of Attolia, having stayed up till 2 am to do so.
It was even more of a stand-out work then
The Thief, and gave me even stronger mixed feelings. Again, really wonderful character development and just the right amount of description. I also appreciate that Turner doesn't tell you everything. You have to figure out stuff for yourself, and that is a really refreshing thing!
Chapter three is gut-wrenching. A little difficult to read, even. So real. The gods and goddesses were just as busy in this book as the last, which was a disappointment; I'd been hoping for a toning down of that particular element. But some of the theology was unusually sound -
bad things happening to you doesn't mean God has turned against you or that you've done wrong; they're part of God's big plan, and everything is working towards the best possible ending. I feel uncomfortable with the
Gen/Attolia thing. She's got to be 5-10 years older than him, and that's a bit of a stretch, to me. Makes her look a little weird. But I'm definitely going to keep on with the series. Maybe a reread of QoA, before moving on, though. I went through it so fast!