From the back cover: Aeriel is kidnapped by the Darkangel, swept up into his dozen black wings and carried to his distant keep. There she is to serve his brides—thirteen pitiful creatures who were once beautiful, before the Darkangel drained away their souls. Aeriel would free them, but now that she, too, is one of the Darkangel's captives, she can do no other than obey—even … [Read more...] about The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce: B+
YA
Alcott Reread
So, having read a bunch of novels of late featuring unlikable protagonists of the friendly neighborhood psychopath variety, I decided that I needed a good dose of wholesome, and undertook to reread Little Women and its sequels. I last did so somewhere between 1984 and 1986. I remembered the vast majority of Little Women's plot, if it can be said to really have one, but not … [Read more...] about Alcott Reread
Reactions, of the Lukewarm and Surprisingly Pleased Varieties
First, the Lukewarm: I recently finished the PC game Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None. I'm not sure I can describe it well without being spoilery, but it was rather odd. Although the voice acting was very good, the graphics (particularly of characters) were pretty weird-looking, and even in my limited experience, I've seen better in games that are older (Syberia). … [Read more...] about Reactions, of the Lukewarm and Surprisingly Pleased Varieties