The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (2003) is a five book box set of short stories featuring three ordinary kids who have stumbled upon the magical world of faeries. Let me just say upfront that I love faerie stories and the darker the better. Moving on. The Spiderwick Chronicles are nowhere […]
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REVIEW: The Spiderwick Chronicles written by Holly Black and Illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi
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REVIEW: Ironside by Holly Black: A Modern Faery’s Tale
I am a fan of myth and fantasy. I am a huge fan of authors who can blend reality with that of the fantasy world together so skillfully. Ironside: A Modern Faery’s Tale, c2007 is the third book in Holly Black’s Modern Faery Tale series. The first book, Tithe, introduced us to this wonderful, vivid world where faerie’s are […]
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REVIEW: Valiant by Holly Black
As captivated as I was with Tithe, I really can’t say the same for Valiant despite a strong start to the novel. The opening of the book was strong but as the story progressed, the plot twists and the unpleasant characters made me stop reading this book before I hit the end.
When the story opens, we […]
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REVIEW: Tithe by Holly Black
Forget what you know about faeries and their world. Just wipe them from your mind. In Holly Black’s Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, the faeries are a malevolent bunch looking to spill mortal blood. Ms. Black has a vivid imagination that includes magic, enchantment, goblins and riddles. I was enthralled with this story from the beginning to […]
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