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Talking to Dragons by Patricia C. WredeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I didn't like this one as well as the first three, I think because the implications are so sad (and as I suspected unacknowledged by the book). In fact, it's even worse than I predicted to begin with. Not only have Mendenbar and Cimorene been separated for 17 years, he's been sentient and aware that whole seventeen years and essentially alone in the dark in a closet. Also, Cimorene has been separated from her friends who don't appear to have been socializing in her absence with each other. That makes me really sad.
I also feel like the first three books are better written (which makes sense as this last one was actually written first).
The book ends on a happy note with order restored, but on the whole, I prefer the first three books of the series.
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Aug. 24th, 2017 05:48 pm
Calling on Dragons by Patricia C. WredeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is just a fun series. I love that since most of the book is from Morwen's perspective, we get to hear what her cats are saying.
I hate that the book ends with Cimorene and Mendenbar being separated (and although I doubt the final book will deal with this issue, he's going to be the same age while she'll be much older when they can finally get the shield down and rescue him).
I'm interested to see what happens in the last book.
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I'm so glad Kaleecat got me into this series. I'm really enjoying it. Already halfway done with the final installment in the series.
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Aug. 15th, 2017 02:05 pm
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. WredeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was so so good. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
It's a novel consisting of letters between two female cousins, Cecelia and Kate, at the beginning of the 19th century. One of them has had to stay home in the country while the other is being presented in London, and so they write letters to each other to stay in touch. Magic is real in this world, and both girls become entangled in a plot that sends them into great peril (which, to be fair, they mostly end up enjoying).
We're living in pretty dark times, and reading something extremely funny and witty and utterly delightful was just what I needed right now.
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Enchanted Forest Chronicles
Aug. 8th, 2017 02:03 pm
Searching for Dragons by Patricia C. WredeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I really like this second book in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. It's told from the perspective of Mendanbar, the King of the Enchanted Forest, who is as kind, intelligent, unpretentious, and fed up with the usual way of doing things as Cimorene is. Naturally, they are end-game romance for the book. :)
I liked getting to know more about Morwen. I loved Willin, the stuffy elf who wishes Mendanbar would get on board with all the protocol and grandiosity that could be associated with his position.
I also liked that magic and the way it works is the major theme of this novel. I love that Cimorene has become more competent with magic, enough so that she's a formidable opponent.
Can't wait to see what happens in book 3.
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Enchanted Forest Chronicles
Aug. 6th, 2017 06:31 pm
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I'd read and enjoyed this as a child, and it definitely holds up as an adult.
Cimorene is a fantastic character. I love the way she takes her destiny into her own hands and helps those around her to achieve their destinies. I can't wait to see what happens to her in the new role she adopts at the end of the novel.
I didn't realize it was part of a series when I was a kid, so I only read this first book in the series. I'm really looking forward to reading the next book.
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