by Patricia A. McKillip
McKillip is one of my most favorite authors. I find myself hoarding her books, waiting for the perfect time to read them - because I know they're going to be perfect. (I know this makes no sense, and I will likely die with wonderful books unread due to this horrible tendency.)McKillip's books remind...
Oh, Od Magic. You are so fluffy and earnest and full of wizards and magic and princesses and labyrinths. These things are familiar and pretty and can be interesting, I guess, if you're in the mood for them. I was not.Maybe if I were sixteen I would have loved this, but it was a little too heavy-hand...
Didn’t wow me quite as much as the other McKillip books I’ve read recently–parts of it seemed a little clunky and overly pointed–but still in my favorite category of her books. I did definitely like several of the characters. And it has a gorgeous cover! [Sept. 2010]
I felt I could've given this a five star review if 1- the story didn't just abruptly end 2- if the plot had started before page 100 and something and 3- if we had more of Mistral and Arneth.
There is an almost leisurely pace to the book. The descriptions are wonderful, but at times the plot feels a little too slow. In some ways, I think the plot would've worked better as a poem than as a novel, if that makes sense.
She's gotten wildly prolific in the last few years, and I'm not complaining. She remains one of the best fantasy authors. This particular story is an interesting dance between reality and illusion, structure vs. unlimited freedom. Told in the usual dreamy McKillip style, which is always a bit like a...
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