shebephoebe 's review for:

Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones

3.5

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Didn’t enjoy this one nearly as much as Dark Lord of Derkholm. If it hadn’t been written by Jones I probably wouldn’t have finished it for the plot. With Jones the pace at least kept going (though I never could tell where, as things just kept…happening? and new characters just showed up with no apparent link to what I thought was the plot). And I love her characterizations and dialogue. 

Diana does enjoy her love-at-first-sight, too. 😂

Not really a fan of the narrator. Her inflections were odd and she interpreted tones weirdly. And wow she picked some weird pronunciations for ordinary words. (Gildart Jackson narrated the first book in this set and I much preferred him, except for how he did a few of the female griffins.)