Book Series :: The Girl Who
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
This was my first foray into the works of Cathrynne M. Valente. It seems like whenever I would turn around someone (usually our resident reviewer, Shawn) would be saying how incredible a storyteller and writer Valente is. A guy like me can only take so much of that kind of hype before he gives in. Unfortunately reading an author’s work based off that kind hype can also lead to letdowns–it has happened to me more times than I can count. I was worried. Luckily for me (and for all you discerning readers out there), it seems that everything people are saying about Valente is true. She is amazing.
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There
Do you know where these are from? “Follow the yellow brick road”, “There’s no place like home” or even “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore Toto.” How about we try another one? If I were to talk to you about going down the rabbit hole would you know what I meant? What if I asked you about the Mad Hatter? You would wouldn’t you?
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The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two
Have you ever had a secret? I mean a delicious, wonderful secret? The kind you want to tell the whole world about and at the same time keep only for yourself? Something sweet and wonderful, something that would change other people lives if they only knew, yet at the same time you wanted to keep it all to yourself? Have you ever had one of those?
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