The Magician King is the second book in the Magicians series, but don't let that put you off. It has none of the usual drawbacks one would expect from the middle book of a trilogy (dull, too full of plot, etc). Instead it is a joy to read, with a perfectly balanced blend of storyline,… Continue reading ‘The Magician King’ by Lev Grossman
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‘The Basic Eight’ by Daniel Handler
I don't usually read books that I think will have too much second-hand anxiety in them- by that I mean the uneasy feeling you get when everything starts to go horribly wrong for the protagonist- but I made an exception for this, as I wanted to sample Handler's work beyond the Series of Unfortunate Events books… Continue reading ‘The Basic Eight’ by Daniel Handler
Rediscovering Childhood Favourites
Although half the fun of reading comes from not knowing what will happen next, there's something so comforting about a familiar story, particularly if it's one you associate with a time when your problems were smaller. Over the past few years I have shamelessly reread the Chocolate Box Girls series multiple times (my copies are all signed, of course,… Continue reading Rediscovering Childhood Favourites
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