Sophie Hatter lives a quiet, boring life in Market Chipping, Ingary, working in her family’s hat shop. But her life takes a turn for the bizarre when the Witch of the Waste turns her into an old woman. Afraid her family won’t recognize her, Sophie turns to the only person who may be able to…
Tag: fantasy
Review: Eragon
(I read this book as part of the Pay it Sideways Challenge. Join in anytime, we’d love to have you!) Eragon has spent his first 15 years in the village of Carvahall, farming with Garrow, the man who raised him when his mother vanished, and hunting in the Spine, a mysterious and dangerous mountain range….
Review: Hogfather
‘Twas the night before Hogswatch And all through the house Not a creature was stirring, Except for Death… And his granddaughter Susan. It’s the night before the most joyous day of the year, but something is weird — even by Discworld standards. In her role as nanny, Susan has been running into more bogeymen than…
Review: The Name of the Wind
Not much ever happens in Newarre. But if something were going to, it would happen at the Waystone Inn, which is presided over by Kote the innkeeper — a flame-haired giant of a man who always seems to be embarrassed by the sound of his own voice. Every night a handful of the local men…
Review: The Wee Free Men: The Beginning
Tiffany Aching is an interesting 9 year-old. She’s always been a bit different, fond of asking unending questions, reading the entire dictionary, and being nosy. In short, she’s smart and curious — sure signs of a witch. As far as anyone is concerned, you just can’t grow a good witch on the Chalk; the area…