Comments on In Search of Giants: DAUGHTER OF THE FLAMES by Zoë Marriott

I so love the cover of this one. I definitely want...

2009-07-04T22:12:06.826-06:00

I so love the cover of this one. I definitely want to read it but I'll keep your comments in mind when I do =)

I read The Swan Kingdom and loved it and this one ...

2009-07-02T20:10:57.538-06:00

I read The Swan Kingdom and loved it and this one is on my bookshelf from the library. It looks really good.

I guess I'll have to go and read The Swan King...

2009-06-26T11:51:05.022-06:00

I guess I'll have to go and read The Swan Kingdom. I like that you get fired up over issues like religion and sexism, and shows that you are really paying attention when you read. It also helps us get to know the book a little better than just the plot.

Great review - I think this is a way under-hyped a...

2009-06-25T11:33:08.199-06:00

Great review - I think this is a way under-hyped author.

I have to admit that I did email Ms Marriott about the Sorin/Zira issue though because I agreed with you, and and I felt it let the story down. She did reply to me, very nicely, and she said that the main idea behind Sorin was to have a disabled hero who was powerful and important. Which is pretty darn rare, when you try and think of any others. I guess I focussed on the wrong issue.

Sounds really interesting, but I see a lot of fant...

2009-06-25T00:10:24.927-06:00

Sounds really interesting, but I see a lot of fantasy cliches. Maybe I'll check it out anyway- hey, sometimes the cliches exist for a reason: they work.

My daughter read this one and loved it! I started...

2009-06-24T22:11:36.597-06:00

My daughter read this one and loved it! I started reading it too but never got to finish it because the library wants it back. I hope to get back to it someday.