Retro Friday is a weekly meme hosted here at Angieville and focuses on reviewing books from the past. This can be an old favorite, an under-the-radar book you think deserves more attention, something woefully out-of-print, etc. Everyone is welcome to join in at any time! So this is a book I've spent a lot of time talking about. Chances are, if you've hung around these parts, you've heard me push it. But I actually read it for the first time way back in the olden days before the blog was, well, what it is now. I read it shortly after it was first published, back in 2007, when I was writing monthly posts, mere collections of mini-reviews. So Song of the Sparrow got shortchanged. I decided to address that situation today. The fun thing is lots of friends have read (and reviewed) it since, and so I was able to trip through their lovely thoughts and remember my own. When I heard about a retelling of Tennyson's " Lady of Shalott ," I was so in. I mean, I'...
I like my shirt.
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Diana, *gasp* where did you get that shirt?
ReplyDeleteThis is made of awesomeness. :) Han rules!
ReplyDeleteMy husband found it. It was one of those "one day only" designs.
ReplyDeleteKaty, he really does.
ReplyDeleteDiana, sweet. I love those finds.
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ReplyDeleteAh so you're a Star Wars fan? Did you see my story yesterday? It won the Romance category in the Genre Wars Anthology
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You'll have to scroll down to yesterday's post.
But the real reason, I came over here- OMG! Dauhter of the Forest-OMG. Marillier is amazing. I'm not totally done. My eyeballs were falling out, and I had to get up extra early to take my daughter to math tutoring, but I don't give a blankety blank about housework or groceries, I'm going to go read. And I'm going to DM you.
I am most definitely a Star Wars fan. And, no, I didn't see your story! Heading over to check it out now...
ReplyDeleteI am utterly thrilled with your response to DotF! Is it not simply wonderful in every way?