Look, I'm just going to start with this: I love Jonathan Stroud's The Bartimaeus Trilogy. I recommend it to everyone I know who is interested in YA and kid lit as well as anyone who is interested in stories about class issues and systematic oppression. The world is so textured and deep, the dialogue...
Originally published at Winged ReviewsIn trying to articulate my excitement for wonder that is The Screaming Staircase, I was going to write my shortest ever review and leave it at that, because it summarises the book so well: freaking brilliant. (Well, freaky and brilliant, really). Then I thought ...