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Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)

Juliet Marillier

10.0 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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Lovely Sorcha is the seventh child and only daughter of Lord Colum of Sevenwaters. Bereft of a...

ClareR (5674 KP) rated Honeycomb in Books

Nov 30, 2021

Honeycomb

Joanne M. Harris | 2021 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

10.0

(2 Ratings)

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Honeycomb by Joanne Harris is a collection of short fairy tales that are all connected by way of the Lacewing King so that a bigger picture of this world is built. The Lacewing King is a cruel and selfish ruler, as are many of the Kings and Queens of the Silken Folk. However the Lacewing King begins to learn that there are consequences to his actions.

I loved these stories. I’m a huge fan of fairytales, myths and legends - they’re most definitely not just stories for children, as these dark and often disturbing stories prove. In fact, these short tales are just like the original fairy tales, in that people are tricked, driven to madness and die (but not ALL the time!).

The seemingly separate stories gives the reader more insight to the world of the Silken Folk, and the overarching story of the Lacewing King was just perfection. The beautiful artwork by Charles Vess really does make this a very special book, and I’m going to be sad to see it go back to the library!

I’d highly recommend this wonderful book.

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Merissa (11950 KP) rated Hear Me in Books

Apr 14, 2023

Hear Me

Viv Daniels | 2014 | Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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This is a story about two people separated by a physical barrier which is either magic or a miracle, depending on your viewpoint. The 'townies' fear the 'forest folk' and when dark magic started leaking into their town, they decided to put a barrier up to keep out the darkness. At least, that's the story that Ivy believes.

The tale unravels a list of deceptions and prejudices whilst dealing with dark magic and sacrifice. It also deals with love and how deep a love can go, even when circumstances aren't exactly light and fluffy.

It was well-written with no plot holes that I found. The only thing that I found jarred me slightly was the mention of modern technology but that just helped to emphasise the differences between the townies and the forest folk.

A wonderful story that enthralled me, definitely recommended.

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Jul 25, 2015

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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Out of Tune in Books

Jan 12, 2018

This collection of short stories with has a interesting twist in that they are all based on traditional ballads. I really enjoyed the variety and the dark twist on all of them. Some of my favorites were "Driving Jenny Home" and "John Barleycorn Must Die". As a person who loves Irish and Scottish folk music these stories gave me a new perspective on the music I listen too.

I will be recommending book. Especially to my friends with literature and music degrees.

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Merissa (11950 KP) rated The Embrace of Nature in Books

Dec 17, 2018

The title of this book is almost as long as the book itself! It is a collection of 5 short stories which are VERY short. The longest tale is the folk-tale of the Green Man which is tugging at my memory, I'm sure I've seen it somewhere before.

On the whole, an interesting read but it was just too short for me to actually "get into". I had finished it before I had even realised it.

Very good but needed more.