Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1) in Pick-a-Shelf

Apr 28, 2015 Nancy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, still-owned

For someone who doesn't read a lot of fantasy, I was completely taken by this book. It took me a little time to understand the world and how it worked, but I was so taken by Sabriel and her role as Abhorsen that I just couldn't put the book down. And then when we meet Mogget, the most awesome cat sidekick I think I've encountered in fiction so far (and so very, very CAT) I was hooked. Although the romance at the end was a bit contrived and made me cringe a tiny bit, I don't think it detracted fr ...more

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Jun 06, 2013 Susan rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, young-adult

This really grew on me as I read it. I'm not a great fan of books dealing with the dead; in fact, I avoid necromancers, zombies, and anything similar unless I've heard that they're very good. And there were parts of this book that I could've done without for that reason. But I got very involved with the protagonist, Sabriel, and with the other characters who worked with her on her journey to find and rescue her father.

It's interesting to see that the other books in the series don't really follo ...more

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Feb 18, 2022 Bea rated it really liked it

I have avoided this book for several years, because I thought of it as a children's book. I was wrong. Yes, it is a young adult fantasy...but, not just for young people.

I got very caught up in this story of a young woman who starts out to find her father's body. She wants to re-unite his body and soul and make him live as would any young person who loves a parent. In the process of making that journey, she grows into her own strength and responsibilities. This is a story about doing the hard thi ...more

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Feb 23, 2010 Ashley rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, series, currently-own

A refreshingly different fantasy than the norm. Sabriel is an exciting read with a few core characters you become quickly attached too, though you've only just begun to know them. A strong female fantasy character that doesn't give in to many of the pitfalls others male-written female characters in fantasy.

And cat side-kick? Mogget rules! though ironically another book I read at the same time had one, so it was strange to see two after never seeing one before. Being a cat person who loves kick ...more

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Nov 11, 2009 Serenity rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya, fantasy, favorites, audiobook

9/10. Original and fantastic world-building. Characters are well-developed and interesting, and plot complex and well-paced. One of the best YA fantasy books I've ever read! ...more

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