Book Reviews

I wrote these yesterday for work but thought you lot might like them too. They're short and sweet as the cards we have to write on are not very big.

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Lirael by Garth Nix

Lirael returns us to the Old Kingdom fourteen years after the events told in Sabriel. Lirael is a daughter of the Clayr, a race of Seers who live within the Glacier. But Lirael has never received the Gift of Sight and so she spends her time working and hiding in the Great Library where she can learn more Charter Magic. When she is sent on a quest to find a boy named Nicholas, she meets up with Prince Sameth and her whole world changes overnight.
A fantastic return to the world first introduced in Sabriel.

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Abhorsen by Garth Nix

In Abhorsen we return to the story of Prince Sameth and Lirael. They are both still reeling from the discovery of their true destinies, Sam as a Wallmaker, and Lirael as The-Abhorsen-In-Waiting. The race to the Red Lake is becoming more desperate every day, and with the news of Sabriel and Touchstone's murders still ringing in their ears, Lirael and Sam must fight their way through many Dead to reach their destination.
The finale to The Old Kingdom Trilogy is tense and exciting. Very highly recommended.

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Paradise Fields by Katie Fforde

Nel is pleasantly surprised by a kiss from a handsome stranger at the Christmas Farmers Market. Her excuse to her friends is that she was selling mistletoe at the time, but this doesn't explain why she gets so flustered every time she thinks of him.
But when the hospices playing fields are threatened, and her handsome stranger turns out to be the solicitor for the enemy, Nel must fight with strength she never knew she had.
Katie Fforde's latest bestseller is an absolutely glorious tale of love, life and community spirit.

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A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett

Tiffany Aching is leaving home to be apprenticed to Miss Level, a witch who lives in the mountain country and sometimes leaves her glasses on her other nose. Tiffany is so busy trying to get used to being surrounded by trees, and to be accepted by the other apprentice witches (one of whom prefers Magick to magic) that she doesn't realise she is being hunted by a Hiver, a magical creature from the beginnings of Time.
Luckily Rob Any Body, Daft Wullie and the rest of the Nac Mac Feegle clan are on their way to help out, along with a certain Mistress Weatherwax.
As with all DiscWorld books, highly recommended.