March #Bookspin @TheAromaofBooks
I really enjoyed this, although yeah, the tropes are there. But it was written in 1982 and was her first book, so I'll give her a break on that.
I'll be reading the rest of the series as well.
bailedSHADOW MAGIC starts off highly readable and engaging, but it lost me about a third of the way through as it leaned into tropes I‘m tired of. Fifteen years ago, I probably would‘ve enjoyed it well enough. These days, I‘ve read so much pseudo-medieval fantasy, and so many travel-heavy quests involving Stupendous and Magical Thingies and/or People, that I‘m saturated. Books like this are a hard sell for me. I couldn‘t care enough to make it past 50%.
New book + bubble tea doughnut. So far, SHADOW MAGIC practically reads itself, which makes it exactly what I need this close to the end of the year. I hope it keeps up.
Reading a Kindle omnibus is the worst! How much longer will this particular book last?? No idea!
Here are picks 6-10 for #20BooksofSummer
I'm intrigued to read Shadow Magic, as I have loved Wrede's other books. The Lyra novels are her first, and I have heard they are weaker than her later books, but I still think they will be fun.
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