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Book Review: Sir Terry Pratchett’s I Shall Wear Midnight

Book Review: Sir Terry Pratchett’s I Shall Wear Midnight

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library I Shall Wear Midnightby Sir Terry PratchettIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Hardcover edition on September 28, 2010 and has 355 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Wee Free Men, The Color of Magic, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith, The Light Fantastic, Sourcery, Eric, Equal Rites, Mort, The Shepherd’s Crown, Wyrd Sisters, Pyramids, Guards! Guards!, Moving Pictures, Small Gods, A Blink of the Screen, Reaper ManFourth in the Tiffany Aching fantasy series — and technically for middle-grade readers and I found this extremely appropriate for adults! — and thirty-eighth in the overall Discworld series. The series order can be confusing as there are a number of mini series within it. If you’re curious, there is a chronological listing of the Discworld books on my website. Tiffany is a young witch who has responsibility for the Chalk, its people, and the Nac Mac Feegles. The last and fifth book in the Tiffany […]


Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Magic Steps

Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Magic Steps

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Magic Stepsby Tamora PierceIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Paperback edition on March 1, 2000 and has 264 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant, Wild Magic, Trickster’s Choice, Trickster’s Queen, Wolf-Speaker, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Daja’s Book, Sandry’s Book, Tris’s Book, Briar’s Book, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and SlaughterFirst in the The Circle Opens fantasy subseries (fifth in the Emelan overall series) for young middle grade readers and revolving around Lady Sandry. If you’re interested, there is a chronological listing of The Circle Opens books on my website. My Take I do love Tamora Pierce’s stories. She has the greatest characters and the coziest scenes — she weaves a story you fall […]


Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Briar’s Book

Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Briar’s Book

Source: the library Briar’s Bookby Tamora PierceIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Hardcover edition on April 1, 1999 and has 272 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant, Wild Magic, Trickster’s Choice, Trickster’s Queen, Wolf-Speaker, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Daja’s Book, Sandry’s Book, Tris’s Book, Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and SlaughterFourth in the Circle of Magic fantasy series for young middle-grade readers and revolving around four very supportive friends. It’s also fourth in the overall Emelan series. Visit KD Did It Takes on Books for a chronological listing of the books in the Circle of Magic series. My Take It’s a fun combination of magic, science, and medicine. Pierce has blended this so well, that it feels perfectly normal. I like how Pierce uses the concept of birthdays to provide this back history about Briar, the former Roach, a street rat who got […]


Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Tris’s Book

Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Tris’s Book

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Tris’s Bookby Tamora PierceIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Paperback edition on June 24, 2006 and has 251 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant, Wild Magic, Trickster’s Choice, Trickster’s Queen, Wolf-Speaker, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Daja’s Book, Sandry’s Book, Briar’s Book, Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and SlaughterSecond in the Circle of Magic fantasy series for young middle-grade readers and revolving around the four young mages we met in Sandry’s Circle, 1. It’s also the second in the overall Emelan series. It’s been two months since Sandry’s Circle. My Take Trisana learns more about her magic: why she hears voices. Mmm, I’m uncomfortable with the comment Frostpine makes about black people. […]


Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Sandry’s Book

Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Sandry’s Book

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Sandry’s Bookby Tamora PierceIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Paperback edition on June 24, 2006 and has 252 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant, Wild Magic, Trickster’s Choice, Trickster’s Queen, Wolf-Speaker, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Daja’s Book, Tris’s Book, Briar’s Book, Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and SlaughterFirst in the Circle of Magic fantasy series for young middle-grade readers and the first in the overall Emelan series. It introduces us to the four young people making up this circle of magic. Sandry’s Book was a 2000 nominee for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature and took the 1998 Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children’s Literature Honor. My Take I do […]


Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Daja’s Book

Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Daja’s Book

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Daja’s Bookby Tamora PierceIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Hardcover edition on March 1, 2000 and has 240 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant, Wild Magic, Trickster’s Choice, Trickster’s Queen, Wolf-Speaker, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Sandry’s Book, Tris’s Book, Briar’s Book, Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and SlaughterThird in the Circle of Magic fantasy series for young middle-grade readers and revolving around four young friends tied together by magic. Daja’s Book was nominated for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature in 2000. Visit KD Did It Takes on Books for a chronological listing of the books in the Circle of Magic series. My Take After two books of adventure, the […]