I liked the book; the good stuff were pretty good and the bad stuff pretty bad. It started out great; I thought I was going to love it, but slowly it went downhill."Yes" to:- Magical. The world created had enough magic for me to be very satisfied. I love the butlers (the detizens). Valefor was the k...
I liked the book; the good stuff were pretty good and the bad stuff pretty bad. It started out great; I thought I was going to love it, but slowly it went downhill."Yes" to:- Magical. The world created had enough magic for me to be very satisfied. I love the butlers (the detizens). Valefor was the k...
DNF. the book bored me. I started to pick it up again and the dread at having to slog thorough it decided me. plot twists are one thing, this book is poorly written whiplash. I like Flora as a character, really wish she was in a better book.
[DISCLAIMER: As with the Canetti-book, the rating reflects my reading experience, not the quality of the work.]Since the new year is approaching fast, I have decided to become much stricter with my reading habits. It used to be that I had to finish books no matter how dull or hard I might find readi...
Read my full review at SFF Book ReviewWhat an adorable book. I have Ellen Kushner to thank for putting it on my radar in the SF Squeecast - Flora Segunda did not disappoint. This is a fun adventure story of a girl who yearns to be a ranger - a sort of magical spy - but her family insists she join th...
Flora is preparing for her fourteenth birthday, when she will be legally an adult and will enter a military academy, as is the tradition of her family, the Fyrdraacas. Flora wants to be a ranger (a kind of mage spy), but sees no way out of her future, since her mother (the General) is something of ...
I’ve been meaning to write a review for this for ages. Flora Segunda is a middle grade/early teen novel that takes on surprisingly complex themes in a deliberately light manner that serves to delineate the importance of the themes under discussion. Flora lives in a world where there are Great Houses...
Just realized I haven't written a review of this! Where does the time go? This is another hard one to discuss/rate because there was much I was impressed by - wonderful believable fantastical world building, interesting dynamic flawed characters, a unique and unpredictable plot. All good stuff! ...
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