There was the time before, there was technology and now there's very little, in fact it's in the hands of some of the fanatical religious Council. There are people who are misfits in this world, people with psionic talents are punished and often killed. She is brought to Obernewtyn, where some ev...
I read this book a long time ago when an old friend of mine gave it to me and told me that it is good. She also told me that she had won it in a competition and she was able to chose the prize that she had won so she selected this book because the author had the same name as her (though it was spelt...
This is a book that I was really looking forward to and it turned out to be a great disappointment. The premise has all the things I like-- a dystopian post-apocalyptic world where science and knowledge has crumbled and people struggle to cobble together an existence, humans discovering their newly-...
Also appears on my blog, The YA Kitten!Isobelle Carmody's standalone novel Alyzon Whitestarr was one of the first books I reviewed when I started my blog nearly two years ago (almost two years now! Eek!) and since then, I've been interested in the series that made her so famous in Australia: the Obe...
I really enjoyed this book. At first I had trouble getting into it. I felt that there was not any descriptions of characters. Especially Elspeth I felt that I had no idea what she looked like or what age she is. but once I got past that I really get sucked in to the story. It was a quick read and I ...
This is the umpteenth time I have read this book. I've first read this series in my teens (there were only 4 then) and this is just one of those series which stuck, for life (for me anyway). A few years ago, Carmody decided to write the fifth book, then the sixth and so on. So, it's time that I c...
A good start to this series. I loved the world created here and I looked forward to seeing more exploration of The Great White and learning how the people in the Beforetime destroyed themselves. I can only imagine if I go by that out world is like. I also look forward to see more about abilities of ...
This book has1) Awesome animal characters2) Intriguing mystery3) Thought provoking mesh between sci-fi and fantasy4) A likable heroine5) Brilliantly written 6) A well thought out world7) No plot-hinging whinny cry-baby romanceWith all of those factors how could I not love this book? It's exactly th...
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