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grav_ityTHIS BOOK.
THIS BOOK.
I am really hit or miss for Middle Grade, but Kelly wrote a FANTASTIC book here. Her politics and values are seamlessly woven into a plot about magic, legacy, inheritance, horror, and the things we do for love (even when they can go very, very badly). And absolutely STELLAR world-building. And I know that sometimes "worthy" MG books aren't actually books kids enjoy, but I think this is one of the ones that manages to do both. It tackles HUGE issues and has wonderful moments of humour and fun, and the issues are dumbed down any more than the fun is off-putting. It was just so, so good.
And also there's a really excellent Simply Enormous dragon.
THIS BOOK.
I am really hit or miss for Middle Grade, but Kelly wrote a FANTASTIC book here. Her politics and values are seamlessly woven into a plot about magic, legacy, inheritance, horror, and the things we do for love (even when they can go very, very badly). And absolutely STELLAR world-building. And I know that sometimes "worthy" MG books aren't actually books kids enjoy, but I think this is one of the ones that manages to do both. It tackles HUGE issues and has wonderful moments of humour and fun, and the issues are dumbed down any more than the fun is off-putting. It was just so, so good.
And also there's a really excellent Simply Enormous dragon.
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Date: 2016-12-23 10:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-12-24 02:12 am (UTC)(It's got a very good nostalgia factor too. I'd recommend it to anyone.)