I thought today would be the perfect day to review this unicorn of a book. It is All Saints' Day—a fitting day to revisit all the crooked ones, no? It is also the first day of November and so, today, . . . well, you know the rest. What I'm saying is, today is kind of the perfect day to do all the
Maggie Stiefvater-related things! Which is, of course, why I'll be attending her signing event later this evening at
my local indie, key in hand. I know. I win today. I do. What I do
not do is take it for granted. My good fortune or this book. This beautiful, beautiful book. But before we get into my reaction, I want to make a brief request. If you haven't yet had a chance to read
Maggie's post on how this book came about and what it was originally going to be and what it actually became, I straight up
implore you to do so. It is one of my favorite things I've read this year and it is something I
needed to read this year. My favorite line? "I discovered that I wa…
Oh what a great guest posting! You really captured some of the reasons and feelings why I love YA too! Part of the reason why I want to build up my library, is also because I love having people come in and borrow my books so that we can discuss how great they were after! Sharing bookish experiences is always so fulfilling =)
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Sharry, thank you so much! It's such a wonderful feeling passing on wonderful books and loaning out your own is particularly lovely because they have to come back and you get to talk to them. Also there's just something special about knowing your copy was the one they read first.
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ReplyDeleteYou have such a wonderful way with words, Angie. I loved that post. =)
ReplyDeleteLenore, hope you enjoy.
ReplyDeleteChristine, you are so sweet. I'm glad.