perpetually catching up...

I did a reread recently of the first 7 of Diane Duane's Young Wizards books (I've previously posted brief reactions on my last reread). The series follows Long Island kids Nita & Kit as they discover they're wizards & run around drawn into adventures in the battle between good & evil. Wow, that's a dismissive summary, but I actually love these books (ask me about my Diane Duane tattoo, if you don't already know! I have plans for a second, even... ).

Anyway, general notes on the series: ( Read more... )

Brief commentary on individual books:

So You Want to be a Wizard - ( Read more... )

Deep Wizardry - ( Read more... )

High Wizardry - ( Read more... )

A Wizard Abroad - ( Read more... )

The Wizard's Dilemma - ( Read more... )

A Wizard Alone - ( Read more... )

Wizard's Holiday - ( Read more... )

& one more

I didn't want this to get lost in the Diane Duane post nor in the next post I ought to make sometime (rereading the Kitty Norville books ♥).

A Stir of Bones - Nina Kiriki Hoffman. ( Read more... )