by McCormick Templeman
I have mixed feelings on this book. The idea was appealing, I noticed it listed amongst fairytale retellings, but I can't quite figure out what fairytale is being retold. It felt more like an original fairytale on its own. The writing was pretty good, it was very visual, easy to picture the setti...
See this review and others like at my blog Brains and Beauty I loved it! I have to admit that it wasn’t what I was expecting and from reading the other reviews on it I think a lot of people feel the same way. But, I enjoyed the fact that it was different from anything else I had read. I don’t want...
This novel literally combines some of my favorite story elements and, to my heart's delight, Templeman used them all exceedingly well. I love it when things are set in a small village and the creep factor is high. For some, the first 100 pages could be a bit slow but I found them rather intriguing.T...
Rating: 2.75/5Something wicked this way comes...The plot: Strange, horrific things are happening in the sleepy village of Nag's End. Five riders rumble through town and days later they are found dead. What killed them? Elders are quick to dismiss this as s a wolf attack, but something strange and ...
Rowan Rose lives in the little village of Nag's End with her father. Like her father, an experienced scholar, Rowan enjoys assisting him with translations and is proud of her achievements. Five soldiers ride through the village on their way up the mountain, and some days later, are found horribly ki...
In the sleepy village of Nag's End, nothing much ever seems to happen, so Rowan's life is one of study. She dreams of being a scholar like her father. She spends her free time with her best friend Tom, swimming, playing, daring each other. But, one day, five riders bearing the King's crest ride by...
3.5
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