Wednesday, February 8, 2012

The Demon King

I am currently in the middle of this trilogy - my children are lucky to be fed lately, poor things. If you enjoyed Star Crossed and Graceling, then you will definitely enjoy these ones. Author Cinda Williams Chima also has another series out and has gained quite a bit of popularity (starred reviews, NYT best seller, etc) so I am excited to read more of her work.

Her writing is really very good - descriptive and clever and I find myself taking notes of how she phrases some things (the garden was quilted with various herbs and flowers) to try and stretch my own writing vocabulary.

I highly recommend. Some love stories woven in but not major plot points (also v. clean), and the main characters (there actually are several) are all realistic, likeable, and fun to read.

2 comments:

Jenny said...

Yay! I already checked these out, but haven't started them yet. I'm glad to hear they are good.

Jenny said...

So I stayed up until 2 am readingthe Demon King. Wonderful!