Chalice
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780399246760 (0399246762)
Publish date: September 18th 2008
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Pages no: 265
Edition language: English
As with my last Robin McKinley reading experience, I've come away with mixed emotions. First off, I want to say that I admire Robin McKinley. I do. She inspired some of my favorite authors, she's got a lot of solid books to her name, I don't think it's exaggerating to say she's changed the way peo...
3.5/5 to be exact. After a really long time I started and finished a book all in one day. That's how much this novel drew me in. This is my first Robin McKinley, and I quite enjoyed her writing. I have to admit, though, that at times the story seemed to move a bit slow, but the story telling was pre...
(4/13) Re-read #1(?): the dreamy introspection of Mirasol didn't draw me into each detail this second time through. I was just as invested as ever, however, in her struggle to keep her home together. The details with her bees were lovely, and again the Master is as charming and romantic as the Beast...
Reading this book was a little like listening to a long, rambling story, I suppose. I could kind of curl up and feel warm and fuzzy and absorb the gist of the story while I was reading it, without really absorbing every word as it came at me. Once I finished the book, all I really had were impressio...
I finally read Chalice. It was recommended to me about five thousand years ago and I finally bought it about six months ago, so I figured it was probably about time to read it. I liked it, I guess. Here’s my thing with Robin. She’s the author I find myself most able to get lost in. I love Damar, I...