I think this book is overrated--although I partially blame the jacket copy for raising false expectations, honestly, because if I hadn't been expectinI think this book is overrated--although I partially blame the jacket copy for raising false expectations, honestly, because if I hadn't been expecting a curl-up-under-the-covers kind of book I might have just found it adequate--but I can see why it's as popular as it is. (The gorgeous cover art doesn't hurt, either.) It's not a bad book, just not as amazing as its success might otherwise indicate... it has all the ingredients to suit my tastes, but somehow the execution never engaged me as I was hoping it would. ...more
One of those books I'm so glad I own a copy of, for those times when suddenly nothing will do but to reread it right away... this wonderful novel deseOne of those books I'm so glad I own a copy of, for those times when suddenly nothing will do but to reread it right away... this wonderful novel deserves to be even more widely known than it is. YA fantasy at its best!...more