The Gray Wolf Throne

Loved this book so much, I finished it in a day. Just saying.

But in all seriousness, Cinda Williams Chima has continued with a compelling narrative about Raisa ana'Marianna and Han Alister as their adventures merge together to deal with the Gray Wolf Throne. Life with politics is not a simple thing as we can see daily in our own governments across the world. Some people are born to lead, pure and simple. And some of those born to lead are wise enough to be dedicated to truth, integrity and honor.

This book will leave you wailing that you have to wait another year for the next, to find out what will happen. But at the same time it wraps up many loose ends. It divulges some guessed at secrets. And it brings on more questions. And always a reminder and lesson that you can never know the full truth behind history. Whoever said that the victors control the information of what had happened was right.

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Fire

Life is hard being a single woman. It's even harder to be a monster, where men either hate or lust after you. Somehow, Fire manages to live on. She finds her solace through music. Especially playing the fiddle which is just suited perfectly to her vibrant moods.

The Fire is confronted with a chance to help a nation, which on the whole distrusts her. If only they will get to know her, for who she is, and not for what she is or what she can do. She is launched into the beginnings of a civil war, helping the ruler and his siblings to protect the people and keep what they've inherited.

Her pain is real. Her emotions and thoughts are those that women universally have experienced, which brings the reader (in this case, me) closer to the character.

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(Spoiler: I'm beginning to think this series is a history of another character shown from other point of views.)

Caught In Crystal

I've been searching for this book by Patricia Wrede, one of my favorite authors. Thanks to those wonderful libraries who have agreed to share books through interlibrary loans. Thanks to libraries in general who don't get rid of books, just because people aren't reading them frequently.

Patricia Wrede has once again brought us to the world of Lyra. A world in a different shape (but then it has been awhile since I've read a Lyra book....) due to some nasty wars. This is where we meet Kayl. A woman with a past, who is trying to forget it and move on, and yet is drawn to repeat it again. At least in part.

I loved that the story was about a woman in her thirties, with children. And it was a normal healthy relationship between the family members. I like it when relationships are realistic and not dramatized beyond reason. I don't have really anything more to say about this book, because I want you all to go look it up and read it for yourselves. It's worth it. You can trust me.

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