tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post5343488266711274530..comments2023-10-16T02:36:28.611-07:00Comments on One Librarian's Book Reviews: Book Review: Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marilliermelissa @ 1lbrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-8527996731471813312010-03-15T10:09:56.544-07:002010-03-15T10:09:56.544-07:00Amy, I felt that same way - I would dream about th...Amy, I felt that same way - I would dream about the story while I was reading it. Something very compelling about it!<br /><br />Christina, I will have to look up that YA version. I haven't heard of it!<br /><br />Andie, YES! Neither the ones that are perfect nor the ones that are complete wretches are very realistic. We need more fictional men who are somewhere in between. I guess they aren't as exciting as either extreme, but it works in real life!melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-40656294446186390542010-03-15T00:45:54.851-07:002010-03-15T00:45:54.851-07:00I haven't read this book by Marillier, but wil...I haven't read this book by Marillier, but will definitely pick it up now.<br /><br />Wildwood Dancing is also very good though, and I enjoyed Heart's Blood (though not quite as much as Wildwood.)<br /><br />I agree with you about the teen romance, Melissa. One of my particular gripes is that so many of the romantic heroes are completely unbelievable--either totally understanding and sympathetic and supportive ALL the time--or almost the opposite but it's ok because hero and heroine are in lo-o-o-ve. And as you say, why?Andienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-28089736376415968812010-03-14T07:53:41.223-07:002010-03-14T07:53:41.223-07:00This is one of my favorite books. I love Juliet Ma...This is one of my favorite books. I love Juliet Marillier's writing. The fairy tale was a favorite of mine as a child and I really love this grown up version. There is a YA version that I read by Zoe Marriott which is good but not as good as Daughter of the Forest. Great review!Christina Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756342293865115352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-24066371650131383252010-03-13T23:05:26.155-07:002010-03-13T23:05:26.155-07:00I read this and I was haunted by it for days after...I read this and I was haunted by it for days after. Seriously, I would be taking a nap and would either wake repeatedly just thinking about the story or start mumbling lines from it while half-asleep. I was that affected by it and was left with a sense of emptiness after the final line was read. The love between Sorcha and Red was beautiful but I couldn't help but feel a sense of deep deep sadness for Simon, with what he'd been through and his rather unhappy ending!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12535627048239882823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-20498672923636334762010-03-13T20:46:07.290-07:002010-03-13T20:46:07.290-07:00Shelley, I completely agree! There is a lot of th...Shelley, I completely agree! There is a lot of this in movies and in some YA paranormal romance especially. To a degree it can be intriguing, but not terribly realistic.melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-44019969373852414272010-03-13T09:02:51.841-07:002010-03-13T09:02:51.841-07:00I was glad to see your comment about not understan...I was glad to see your comment about not understanding how people in some of these books "fall in love." I often have that reaction to films as well: the movie seems to assume that we'll all be on board that two people are star-crossed lovers, but if you ask yourself what these two people actually know about each other, it's not much. More like lust?Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-41036989371740545612010-03-12T20:43:06.009-07:002010-03-12T20:43:06.009-07:00Britt, how sad!
Suey, I don't think I'm e...Britt, how sad!<br /><br />Suey, I don't think I'm easily blown away, but you should definitely still put this one on the TBR pile :)<br /><br />NatalieSap, what Angie said :) Though Wildwood is probably a bit easier to read, this one is worth it!<br /><br />Angie, thanks again for recommending it - many times over! I've got to get my hands on Son of the Shadows soon.melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-31330156079782377262010-03-12T15:57:53.548-07:002010-03-12T15:57:53.548-07:00Well, this post has made me ridiculously happy. :)...Well, this post has made me ridiculously happy. :)<br /><br />I'm so glad you loved it, Melissa. "blown away" is exactly what I was like when I first read it. I mean, oh my word is it good! Definitely give SON OF THE SHADOWS a go as well if you feel like staying in the world awhile longer.<br /><br />Britt, Suey, you must read it. Like I've never told you that before...lol...but it's very true.<br /><br />Natalie, definitely start here. It's her first and it is unforgettable. WILDWOOD DANCING is good, but not THIS good.Angiegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00353676756221692186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-26896342490346612852010-03-12T14:08:23.181-07:002010-03-12T14:08:23.181-07:00I've been meaning to read some of Marillier...I've been meaning to read some of Marillier's work, but I was going to start with Wildwood Dancing. I wonder if this one might be a better idea instead...NatalieSaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13992326607932492183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-81864720600877575082010-03-12T13:34:09.880-07:002010-03-12T13:34:09.880-07:00And I get the feeling you are not easily "blo...And I get the feeling you are not easily "blown away." Am I right? Which means, yet another book to add to my list! Yeah! :)Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5537602474198205550.post-84113657041827210312010-03-12T13:21:06.797-07:002010-03-12T13:21:06.797-07:00I owned this one forever without really knowing an...I owned this one forever without really knowing anything about it... and never read it...<br /><br />And I think I let it go in the last round of cleaning off shelves...<br /><br />And of course THEN I find out how fabulous it is. :PBritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571318111686751924noreply@blogger.com