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Spindle's End
by Robin McKinley
I'm always a sucker for a sensible heroine (and a McKinley book, for that matter). I think one of the things I love most is whole the narrative will drift into little whimsical reflections on the nature of whatever world the author is building, like the part on teapots at the beginning of this book, or the part about the protection of moving in Sunshine. Completely random, often irrelevant, but so delightful and fascinating to read. Robin McKinley has the most wonderful imagination! I really adored the characters, and thought the plot had a nice give and take. There was build-up, let-down, build-up, and it made things more suspenseful. You sort of chuckled nervously to yourself and said, "This is based on a fairy tale, right? That means a happy endings? Er, right?"
And naturally, after reading one Robin McKinley book, I went right to my bookshelf and picked up the other one I'd picked up at a second-hand store.
And naturally, after reading one Robin McKinley book, I went right to my bookshelf and picked up the other one I'd picked up at a second-hand store.