Book Review: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

My first taste of Catherynne M. Valente was a lot of fun but hardly family-friendly. I got curious to see how she'd do at a designated children's book. Well, the publisher recommends ages 10 to 14, but the third-person omniscient narrator sometimes indicates an assumption that she's talking to adults who need a reminder of what kids are like. Hey, I'll take that over Lemony Snicket's patronizing vocabulary lessons.

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Since I hadn't taken on a tome in a while, my next book is The Black Prism by Brent Weeks. Possibly my last purchase from the Friends of the Silver Spring Library before it moved to a less convenient location.