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OK, so here's my original review from my livejournalThis book is slow going at first, but also one of the most amazing novels I have ever read. It is very hard to describe what reading it was like for me — I think Robin McKinley herself says it best: It was like -- what was it like? It wasn't like ...
I've loved every other Robin McKinley book, but not this one. I made it halfway in, but I've tried several times and I can't get any farther. I keep wanting to throw it at the wall instead. Way too much exposition; no serious plot development; massive stupidity on the part of otherwise intelligent c...
I like the IDEA of this book, but the execution was lacking, which for me was a disappoint. Robin McKinley is a wonderful writer and one of my favorites, but her last few books have had something lacking. This is another case of that in a lot of ways.First the good:The world she describes is amazi...
Fantastic fantasy that begins a new series. Sylvi is the fourth child of the human king; Ebon is the fourth child of the pegasi king. They are bound at age 12, as tradition dictates, but they are also able to communicate clearly with one another which is completely unheard of and frightening to the ...
Waiting on part 2 before reading.
The best part of this book is the cover art, which is gorgeous. I could hardly tear myself away from lovingly stroking the cover in order to actually read it. Once I did, however, I found myself extremely disappointed.This book felt like an author's early work to me. If I had read it without an auth...
I cannot think of a single other YA book that deal strictly with pegasi, so I have to applaud McKinley for the original premise of this novel. McKinley seems to be a pretty well acclaimed YA fantasy author, and I’ve only read one of her other books, so when my favorite tour site listed Pegasus I jum...
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