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Animal Prophecy? The Bird is the Word.

The Farseekers by Isobelle Carmody

August 7, 2024 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

Well, that bingo card is keeping me motivated— ‘Part 2’ is sitting right there. And my need to procrastinate from packing and moving. That too. One of the more tricky things about reviewing books from a series is that I’m always wary about giving too much away. I think this will be a constant issue for the Obernewtyn Chronicles, since there are seven  books. So while I’ll try not to reveal too many big spoilers from the current book I’m going over, the previous ones […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr16bingo, Isobelle Carmody, Obernewtyn, Obernewtyn Chronicles, Part 2, Young Adult

LittlePlat's CBR16 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr16bingo, Isobelle Carmody, Obernewtyn, Obernewtyn Chronicles, Part 2, Young Adult ·
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Nostalgia. And My Favorite Cat.

Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody

August 4, 2024 by LittlePlat 2 Comments

Obernewtyn, by Australian author Isobelle Carmody, is the first book in what was originally meant to be a five part series. However, this original plan didn’t quite pan out and The Obernewtyn Chronicles ended up pulling the same kind of seam-splitting expansion that would later be codified in popular culture by The Song of Ice and Fire by growing to a total of seven books. Which were published across nearly thirty years*. The series itself is as old as I am.  I’ve always had a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr16bingo, Isobelle Carmody, Obernewtyn, Obernewtyn Chronicles, Part 1, Young Adult

LittlePlat's CBR16 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, cbr16bingo, Isobelle Carmody, Obernewtyn, Obernewtyn Chronicles, Part 1, Young Adult ·
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