Reading Update: Odd coincidence, just read The Magic Thief and Savvy, two top middle-grade novels, both fantasy, and both use this sort of off-putting style in places, of doubling words, like soggy boggy (Savvy) and black dark (Thief). It was most marked in Savvy and it took me a while to adjust to the style, … Continue reading Reading Update
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A Mess, a Gem, and Comfort Books
All right, I know I am arriving years late at the party, but I have to vent. At the recommendation of fellow writers on Verla Kaye's Blue Board, I recently started George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy Song of Ice and Fire series. First three books were ripping yarns,not the best fantasy I've ever read, but … Continue reading A Mess, a Gem, and Comfort Books
