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[meganbmoore]

 Some "possibly to check out later" results of a brief random fit of restlessness and access to amazon.com, pretty much to remind myself to check them out at some point, though any opinions are always welcome(why do you think I always post book lists?)  Mostly upcoming YA fantasy.

Fate - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Golden - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Abhorsen Trilogy Box Set - Garth Nix
The Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie Ryan
Magic Lost, Trouble Found (Raine Benares, Book 1) - Lisa Shearin
Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception - Maggie Stiefvater
Book of Shadows: Book One (Sweep) - Cate Tiernan
In the Serpent's Coils (Hallowmere) - Tiffany Trent

*also notes that the MMPBs of the second and third of Michelle Sagara's Elentra books just came out*

Also, has anyone seen Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day?  it's one of those I meant to catch in theaters but never did, and I don't remember anyone ever commenting on it.

Comments

[artillie.livejournal.com]

Gosh, I read Sabriel back in the seventh grade, so I'll third (fourth? fifth?) the recommendation on the Abhorsen trilogy. It's actually original. I mean, original-original, not "Look at me, look at me, I'm so clever, twisting the myths of this world to make something new but still recognizable as being from this world" original.

In Lirael, though, you'll want to give Sameth a good hard kick in the face, just to shake him out of it--whenever I'm re-reading it, I just skip his parts and go straight back to Lirael. He comes round, though.

[smillaraaq.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so glad to hear someone else had trouble with Sameth! I kept having to try to force myself to stop and thing and remind myself to show a little sympathy -- he's young and immature, it's natural he'd be a little resentful of not getting time with his parents, he's getting all these scary responsibilities shoved onto his shoulders unexpectedly, etc., -- but oh, I had to grit my teeth so much: what I *really* wanted to do was grab him by the scruff of the neck and scream at him about what a spoiled, privileged little brat he was and how incredibly LUCKY he was to have never wanted for anything material and to have two loving parents and he should count his blessings, grow up and grow a spine and STOP WITH THE GODDAMN WHINING ALREADY... And he does get better, as you note.

[artillie.livejournal.com]

I think that Nix knew that Sameth was going to be annoying to readers, which is why he had him get suck dressing up and dancing in the giant chicken suit (you know it was a chicken suit, even if it had a fancy name) and inflicted the scourge of sensibility that is Mogget upon him. Mogget makes Sam bearable.