Once again Robin McKinley out does herself. This book is lyrical, with amazing characters plot and I couldn't put this book down. When I was done I just wanted to pick it up again and re-read it. It was that good.
Mirasol is a happy beekeeper in a little cottage in the Willowlands--until the Chalice and her Master die. First, her goats suddenly must be milked thrice a day and her bee hives are literally overflowing with honey. Then, the Circle tells Mirasol that *she* is the new Chalice, even though she had...
This is just sweet. McKinley has such a way with words -- her world's always seemed suffused with a dreamy golden light, places where you always know that ill will become good. I love her writing.
I liked it, but it was a total mess in terms of clarity and plot and character development. I liked the Chalice, a lot, but felt that none of the other charcters were given any real personality, especially the Master, so when she decides to marry him at the end it just feels like a great big "Whatev...
it was very good, most of all i loved the world the story was set, it was so well constructed, so real, and it was beautifully revealed, there wasn't a chapter or even a paragraph that explained how things went in this world or what things meant. they were just part of the story and you got to know ...
I really liked the originality of this story of bees and honey and magic. McKinley does not waste much time on exposition - which is good, I like finding things out as I go along - though I would have liked to know more of the history of this tiny land that must be held together by a circle of peop...
This was an odd one for me. I'm a huge fan of Ms. McKinley. This one was one that didn't do much for me. While the Chalice bearer was of interest, I wasn't too engaged. This book took a while for me to get through. While is was beautifully written, it just didn't interest me as much. Still, th...
So, first let me say that this is a beautiful book. (See pictures here, here, here, and here.) The title and Robin McKinley's name are both embossed. There are these beautiful bee decorations sprinkled throughout the book. Without the dustcover, the book is dark red with the author's name, the title...
Not as good as my favorite McKinley works, but way better than Sunshine. Too much exposition, not enough character interaction. But the slow, meditative pace and small focus as a microcosm of larger interactions were exactly what I needed at the time, as long as I ignored the disturbing subtext ab...
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