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Sunday Book Update: The Fairy Godmother
03:24 PM, Sunday, August 17, 2008
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The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes LackeyInspired by other book blogs, I'm going to share books I've read for the week, every other Sunday or even weekly if I'm not too swamped with projects and assignments. Something just has to be done about the sudden lapse of chain reading.
From whence it came:
A gift from Hasini. It's quite worn at the edges already because I have clammy page turning hands and tend to break the spines of books I'm too engrossed in.
Synopsis:
A journey of a street smart 21 year old from being the town's Cinderella to becoming a Godmother in charge of several kingdoms, holding a rank higher than even kings.
What I liked:
The idea of a young woman who literally bent Fate (or in this case, called the Tradition) just so she can dictate her own life and not have it steered by a silly Prince, makes very good story telling. I love how colourful the story is, with its description of other magical creatures like the otherworldly Mighty Fae, the beautiful but adorably stupid Unicorns getting all doe eyed around virgins and even a wannabe Evil Sorceress who lived in a dark castle and sent messages by bat (but secretly does good deeds). It's a good story. Very engaging. I finished it in only two days. I definitely will read the other Five Hundred Kingdoms books.
What I didn't like:
The way it's written is mediocre. Mercedes Lackey may very well be a class one storyteller but that doesn't make her a good writer. While the story hooked me, the way it's written got me cringing more than once. It's almost adolescent. Wishy washy. I wouldn't say it's that bad. It's slightly sub par. It's a good thing she makes it up with good story telling. Oh and I hated the sex parts. ZOMG. It was unbearable. I do like erotica :)~ but the sex scenes in the book made me cringe in embarrassment for her.
Verdict:
It was okay. Worth another read.
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11:34 AM, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 .. Posted by lyarhoney since when do u hv fat hands? :P
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06:45 PM, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 .. Posted by yoricktKurang sopan ok! >:[
You know how I love my candy and cockles kuay teow! Heheh but you're right lah. Aku memang dah gemuk dan tak secantik dahulu. Tapi masih cantik sikit pasal kalau tak takkan Rudy nak kawin dengan aku kan?
Mengapa ni aku berbual Melayu? Aku confuse ah hari ni.
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12:44 AM, Thursday, August 21, 2008 .. Posted by Liyerlah kau lawa. its so strange typing in malay. nyu i think ur the only malay im in contact with. even mom doesn't speak malay anymore. buzz u soon kay? chin up. im here for u.
Sanctuary of a chronic whiner. The cirrus cloud author pretends to be a cumolonimbus and rules a dominion of satyrs. In other words, a mythomaniac.
