Originally posted at Paperback Wonderland.I've re-read this book (and the others in this series) so many times my paperbacks are starting to look pitiful. Honestly, I don't understand how this book isn't topping all bestseller's lists, is it lack of promotion? I really don't know and it bothers me b...
Flora Fyrdraaca is about to turn 14, and celebrate her Catorcena, or coming of age ceremony marking her as an adult, and she's stuck on her speech. It's supposed to celebrate the glory of her House and her family, but the problem is neither is that glorious. Sure, her mother is the head General for ...
Sometimes a book is just a perfect fit for a particular mood, personality, or time. All of which is to say that others may not love this book quite as much as I did, because some of this is serendipity of fit. Its August, the hot weather has finally arrived, I've been working on some really boring...
These are absolutely mad books, with magickal Butlers, a population that wears kilts, and a determined heroine. Also, great slang. Pigface psychopomp has now entered my vocabulary irrevocably. Basically, they’re a lot of fun, but fun with a good heart to them. [Jan. 2010]-----Having bought my own co...
pretty good and i must say that i really liked the last chapters, i thought the book and flora grew and the characters and ideas introduced in the last chapters were definitely more interesting, can see why hallie says that the second book is better! :)
Flora lives in a huge, crumbling house with her dogs, horses, and the mad Poppy. Her fourteenth birthday is coming up, when she'll become an adult and join the army, as all of her family has done before her. But Flora is round as a dumpling and likes reading adventure stories more than fighting, a...
Very satisfying. Can't wait to read the sequel.***2009 September 20I don't think the Possum loved this as much as I have, but oh, my, how I love this.A steampunk world without rigid gender roles but with magick. A book about a girl turning 14 who doesn't want to join the army like her perfect elder ...
What a phenomenal beginning... what a heroine! Flora is all spark and heart and I adored this book. One of my top 3 favourite reads of 2008. So inventive.
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