A Little Princess

I finished reading A Little Princess by Francis Hodgson Burnett on Tuesday. I am in the book club we have for church, and it was the selection this time. I won't be able to go to the meeting, but I thought I might as well read it because I have been wanting to for a while. It's such a lovely story. It's no wonder that it's a classic. It's a story that every young girl should read, and I am glad I finally got to read it. I decided that I am going to read The Secret Garden by the same author next. It's such a nice break from all the critical theory that I've been reading lately.

River Secrets

Hmmm. Shannon Hale. This is the most recent book in the Bayern series (The Goose Girl and Enna Burning). It tells of Razo's travels to Tira with Bayern's Own and Enna to help protect the ambassador. Again Shannon Hale writes a beautiful story with creative use of the elements and gifts that Enna and Isi have. I am very excited because a fourth book in the Bayern series called Forest Born should come out this year. Can't wait!

Wizard and Glass

The fourth installment of the Dark Tower series. I finally got to find out about the riddling with Blaine. I really enjoyed hearing about Roland's young adventures with his friends Cuthbert and Alain, and the story of Roland's first and only love Susan. This book had great characters and storylines, so many that I don't want to list them all. In King's afterword, he mentions that some won't make it to the dark tower, but those that do will stand and be true. I love that. Stand and be true.