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The Lie Tree, by Frances Hardinge

July 1, 2018July 1, 20183 Comments

Faith has a thirst for science and secrets that the rigid confines of her class cannot supress. And so it is that she discovers her disgraced father’s journals, filled with the scribbled notes and theories of a man driven close to madness. Tales of a strange tree which, when told a lie, will uncover a … Continue reading The Lie Tree, by Frances Hardinge

The Girl in The Tower, by Katherine Arden

March 4, 2018March 7, 2018Leave a comment

The Girl in the Tower is the second instalment of the Winternight Trilogy, brought to us by the talented Katherine Arden. You may remember how much I loved the first one (little reminder here). So you can imagine how excited I was to read more on Vasya's story. Here is the Goodreads blurb, my review … Continue reading The Girl in The Tower, by Katherine Arden

East of Eden, by John Steinbeck

January 14, 2018January 16, 2018Leave a comment

I discovered John Steinbeck in junior high school. We read Of Mice and Men (a french translation), and it shook  me. It was tragic, but not just bluntly tragic :  all of the characters felt "true" and the building of the story towards the ineluctable ending sounded realitic as well. I guess that's what touched … Continue reading East of Eden, by John Steinbeck

The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden 

January 2, 2018January 14, 20181 Comment

This book was my favourite in 2017, closely followed by La Belle Sauvage (which I reviewed here). Here is the blurb, my review follows. In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories … Continue reading The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden 

Four tales, by Philip Pullman, illustrated by Peter Bailey 

December 9, 2017January 2, 2018Leave a comment

I love fairy tales - stories set once upon a time in imaginary worlds, that take children in unexpected adventures and often teach lessons for life -, and I am a huge fan of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe, so I could not resist this gorgeous edition that puts together four of the tales … Continue reading Four tales, by Philip Pullman, illustrated by Peter Bailey 

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