Neil Gaiman: "Odd and the Frost Giants" - Scandinavian mythology based children's fantasy. Lovely.
Note: Whilst in the book the frost giants have caused winter to linger unseasonally, I myself would actually like some - winter, that is, not frost giants.
J K Rowling: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" - A worthy conclusion to the series, I thought - and probably my favourite. It's funny how suspenseful it was, even though I've seen the movies several times, and knew - at least in the main - how things would turn out. I loved encountering the gems that had not made it into the films, and how emotionally involving it was - if anyone had told me I'd go "awww!" at anything involving Dudley, or feel a lump in my throat for Kreacher, it is safe to say I would have been highly sceptical! And vindication for Professor Snape... It was Brilliant. It was Beautiful.
:agree: I must have read the Harry Potter series at least five times by now (yes, I'm a nerd ), and I find it interesting how I still pick up things that I've never noticed before. Just goes to show how talented Rowling is I guess.
Has anyone here read the Wheel of Time series? My boyfriend is really into the books and is trying to get me to read them.
That's what I'm afraid of; the series is, what, 14 books?I read the first several Wheel of Time books, and liked them, but the series got way too long, and the books seemed to get a bit more repetitive, so eventually I quit reading the series.
That's what I'm afraid of; the series is, what, 14 books?
I would like to recommend The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. It's her only book so far, and I look forward to the next!