book: Uprooted

Uprooted is a new standalone fantasy novel by Naomi Novik, author of the Temeraire books and a lot of fantastic fanfic. It's really good! Very fairy tale without being any one exact fairy tale. I always like to do the you-might-like-this-if thing, so:

- if you love Howl's Moving Castle.
- if you liked the parts about how different wizards cast spells differently in the classic HP fic "Transfigurations".
- if you have fond memories of Snape/Hermione stories like "The Fire and the Rose" or "Roman Holiday".
- if you like things like The Dark Crystal, So You Want To Be A Wizard, The Magician's Land, or, in general, ( spoilers if that wasn't spoilery enough )

To the best of my knowledge, this book is a standalone - it certainly reads like a standalone, reaching a conclusion and stuff. A fine feature in a fantasy novel in itself. ::grin::

ultimate hair victory

My braid is finally long enough to wrap over the top of my head and anchor the tip back into an elastic at the base. Add a couple of clips to the top and it stayed put and *dry* through a whole Quentin swim lesson!