The Cats of Tanglewood Forest (Review)
The Cats of Tanglewood Forest by Charles de Lint found it’s way onto my summer reading list because it was a gift from from a friend (guest blogger Megan Harrison) […]
Monthly Archives: June 2014
The Wind Rises by Hayao Miyazaki (follow up post)
Earlier this week I posted about Hayao Miyazaki and the role that the environment plays in his works, and also the strength of his female heroines. Many of you lovely readers […]
The Cover Wars
Wherein we judge books by their covers and attempt to explain our judgements. It can be harsh, it can be funny, but it’s always fun. Join us in the comments […]
The Inventor’s Secret by Andrea Cremer
NOTE: I’d like to thank Penguin Canada for giving the ARC of The Inventor’s Secret to Nafiza … and to Nafiza for giving me the chance to review it! Sixteen-year-old Charlotte and […]
Author Interview: Kate Elliott
So Kate Elliott is one of my favourite authors and she graciously accepted an interview for The Book Wars as it is fantasy month and she does write fantasy. […]
Protection and fantasy characters
There’s a funny trend I’ve noticed lately. I’m kind of puzzled, so I’m writing this post in part because I’m really curious as to what other people think of it, […]
Middlegrade Mania: Two Reviews: The Thickety by J. A. White and A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge
Today I am going to review two middle grade novels for you. Both of them fall within the scope of fantasy though both of them significantly different from each other. […]
Top Ten Tuesday: Fantasy Tropes That I (Not-So) Secretly Love
You know there are some. Let’s see what we can come up with. Yash The Chosen One: I am not quite tired of this yet. I want more Chosen One […]
The Fantasy Environments, and Heroines, of Hayao Miyazaki
Last week my fellow Book Warrior Nafiza discussed The Myth of the Female Heroine and called for complex and interesting heroines who don’t completely lose their characters in the face of […]
The Cover Wars
Wherein we judge books by their covers and attempt to explain ourselves. It’s fun! Join in in the comments or on twitter! Janet: I’m not sure if the title is […]
The Book Wars 