2013-01 - Magic - Post January Reviews here

[CassieV]

Finally got around to reading Entwined. Yay! I've had this book for at least two months and the library's starting to look for it ;). Anyway, I rated it 3 stars, but I might go back and switch to four. I'm a little on the fence, mostly because I feel like it started a bit slow. I think it took about 150 pages before I got to the I'm-sucked-in-and-we're-doing-takeout-for-dinner phase, but I did get there.

The love story was well written and sweet, and I love the family dynamics, especially the father-daughter relationship and how that changes over time. I do wish the auther had described the oldest two girls a bit better as I had a hard time picturing them in my head, and also the social/political dynamics were a bit confusing to me at the beginning. I don't think these flaws overshadowed the great story, though, which is why I'm on the fence...so 3-4 stars.

[Rora]

I'm almost finished with re-reading the Harry Potter series, on the last book now.

[Amy]

I read Storm Front and gave it 3 stars. A lot of people love this series about a detective who is also a wizard, but from what I saw in the reviews, it takes a few books to really get going. I didn't love the first one, but I may give the next couple a shot based upon the positive reviews and comments.