Well, well, well…what a surprise! Ellesfena and I got each other in this gift exchange! At first I was completely confused because it’s been 84 years of me being in my house (or at school teaching) and I don’t know what the outside world is like these days. I am so excited for all three books but particularly Daughter of Smoke & Bone…my son who never reads despite my avid harping on him (that totally works, right?) scuttled away with The Mysterious Benedict Society (don’t […]
People Fear What They Don’t Understand
I read this book because of Ellesfena‘s descriptive, intriguing review. Seraphina takes place in a world where dragons live in the world with humans, and they can transform to look human for their comfort. In Goredd, a peace treaty has been negotiated with the dragons, which is about to celebrate a 40 year anniversary. The world is medieval in nature with the clothes, and court, and everyone is very religious (there are many Saints.), but it also seems less sexist. The Queen is a powerful woman […]