Book reviews: The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland..., Central Station, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

[juushika]

Title: The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland—For a Little While (Fairyland Novella)
Author: Catherynne M. Valente
Published: New York: Tor, 2011
Rating: 4 of 5
Page Count: 30
Total Page Count: 204,305
Text Number: 604
Read Because: continuing the series, free on Tor.com
Review: Long before the events of The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland, Mallow lives a

Comments

[lareinenoire]

I have fond memories of The Witch of Blackbird Pond, but my favourite book of Elizabeth George Speare's is Calico Captive. I don't know if you've read it, but I at least appreciated that the heroine, Miriam, is stubborn, grouchy, and often selfish, and that the ending was interestingly bittersweet.

[juushika]

I haven't read Calico Captive, but will happily add it to my TBR! Prickly female protagonists and bittersweet endings are great selling points.