I recently took the kids to the library. It was a branch that I had never been to before, but that they have often visited with daddy. As soon as we walked through the door, Miriam (my six-year-old) grabbed my hand and said, "Come on, mum, I'll show you where the good books are." She promptly led me to an aisle that had the fantasy section on one side and the non-fiction on the other side. She was right; she did lead me to some good books (including "The New Feminist Agenda", which I checked out and will write about soon).
She's six, so she suggested that I read a book about fairies or dragons (and pointed out several suggestions).
Marie Brennan's "Midnight Never Come" is a book about fairies, but not anything like my daughter imagined. These fairies (faeries) are incredibly political and live in Elizabethan England. Their court is just as vibrant and dangerous as its human counterpart, and the two are often closer than either group would want to admit. This is not your children's fairy story...but it's also not everything I could have wished for in a fairy story. For a story about fairies, it was lacking magic, not in subject, but style.
For my full review of "Midnight Never Come", click here.
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Thursday, 9 August 2012
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
"Midnight Never Come" by Marie Brennan
"Midnight Never Come" is a historical fantasy novel. It's set in Elizabethan England, but describes an underground fairy court in addition to the Tudor one that history teaches us about. Even though it is a fantasy novel, it was very carefully researched both in terms of history and folklore.
Overall, though, I have to admit that I was disapointed by "Midnight Never Come". The novel had so much potential and could have been really exciting. In the end, though, it just didn't manage to fully capture my attention or imagination. Brennan had a great concept, but --for me-- the novel didn't execute her idea as well as it could have.
To find out more about "Midnight Never Come" by Marie Brennan, either read my article on the book or visit Brennan's website.
Overall, though, I have to admit that I was disapointed by "Midnight Never Come". The novel had so much potential and could have been really exciting. In the end, though, it just didn't manage to fully capture my attention or imagination. Brennan had a great concept, but --for me-- the novel didn't execute her idea as well as it could have.
To find out more about "Midnight Never Come" by Marie Brennan, either read my article on the book or visit Brennan's website.
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