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my pie in the sky wishlist at powells. really though, i can get more book elsewhere for cheaper so i'm all about the gift certificates! ;)
i'm not interested in making any money off of any of this, i just wanted to be able to post the book cover pictures because that's prettier and more interesting.
theoretically, i would get a comission off of any purchases through this site, but a) i'm not expecting a dime, and b) if i do get a dime, it'll go to a charity. which? not sure. if you have any ideas/inclinations, please tell me.
also, check out the following sites for (usually) cheaper prices: bookfinder.com, alibris.com, overstock.com, & bookcloseouts.com.
first off, i love all of robin mckinley’s books. my favorite is still The Blue Sword but that’s probably at least partly from my great memories of reading it as a teenager, tucked away in my room, with cheetoed-orange fingers and a purring sweet cat next to me.
normally i am not a fan at all of vampire books, just not the right kind of magic for me, too bleak, but this one just knocked my socks off. it’s very different from the other mckinley books, because it’s such a normal world, besides the Other aspect (vampires, werewolves and other weres, et al), with cars and the internet, and so on.
i loved the way sunshine, the main character, just talked and talked in her head (hence to us) because that’s exacly what i do. when i’m freaked out, or in moments of great tension and high emotion, i always remember that i have to do my laundry, wonder why elephants are often called oliphants in fantasy books, think of that time in 5th grade that i snuck my book report into the teacher’s desk with the other reports cause mine was two days late, etc etc.
(review written 12/31/03)