Just last week, I reviewed one of the books in Seanan McGuire’s October Daye series, which is steeped in faerie folklore and mythology. There’s nothing like a good fairytale retelling – folklore characters are in the public domain and are fair game for any author who wants to write their own interpretation of them. It can be fascinating to see what direction different people decide to take. For example, the Cait Sith (or Cait Sidhe) of the October Daye universe are wildly different to […]
Do not shame me for knowledge that has been denied me.
This was a hard book to finish, and I’m not sure why I insisted on completing it as I really have no problem abandoning books halfway through. I did persevere though, and I think I’m glad I did? I ended up liking the book more then I thought I was going to, but I’m not sure if it was worth the slog. The book was introduced to me on Abigail Nussbaum’s blog Asking the Wrong Questions. I’ve found quite few books I’ve enjoyed through her […]