There is an actual sharknado in this book. I feel like that should somehow be review enough. I mean… Maria Dahvana Headley seems like a wonderful person and I feel truly awful for saying this, but Magonia is a terrible book, it is unbelievable, boringly crafted and the structure of the story is completely imbalanced. I hated it, I was bored out of my mind – but the cover’s really pretty, so I guess that’s something. It starts out fine. Aza is your run of […]
You’ll Never Look at Clouds the Same Way Again
Neil Gaiman did not steer me wrong. I hadn’t heard of this book until I pulled it off the library shelf, but Gaiman’s gushing praise for Maria Dahvana Headley on the front cover made me decide to give it a try. Luckily, the day I brought it home, another CBR-er reviewed it so I knew I wasn’t in for a train wreck. I have to say it was fun to read a YA fantasy novel that didn’t involve dystopian futures, but instead created a fascinating […]