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What can I say, I saved the best for last. Daughter of the Forest is my favorite fairy tale retelling of all time. (So far. Let me know your faves and try to prove me wrong!) I did a mini-review of this once before, but I want to expand on that now, and get a little gushy fangirly.
I read this for the first time after having just finished Wildwood Dancing (also by Marillier). It came highly recommended by a friend, so I was pretty gung-ho. But the first 30 pages almost made me put it down. ...more
I read this for the first time after having just finished Wildwood Dancing (also by Marillier). It came highly recommended by a friend, so I was pretty gung-ho. But the first 30 pages almost made me put it down. ...more
Wow, I am in awe... It's been really hard going to sleep at night for the past couple of nights because this book haunts me. Mostly, because I was completely drawn into the story and had to, literally, forced myself to put the book away for the night.
The description of the book as a vivid and very detailed retelling of the Brother Grimm's The Six Swans tale set in the medieval Celctic settings, at first, did not appeal to me but I did pick it up for a bookclub read plus I enjoyed Marillier's Wil ...more
The description of the book as a vivid and very detailed retelling of the Brother Grimm's The Six Swans tale set in the medieval Celctic settings, at first, did not appeal to me but I did pick it up for a bookclub read plus I enjoyed Marillier's Wil ...more
Holy hell, I love this book.
This edition marked for reread. Actual review on this edition. ...more
This edition marked for reread. Actual review on this edition. ...more
Lexile 800L
Amazing! Highly recommended.
Amazing! Highly recommended.
Nov 14, 2007
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