Is there anything better than catching up with old friends and learning more about the experiences that shaped them? Spirit of the Wood offers a cozy return to the magical world of the Green Rider series, which is honestly probably one of my favorite fantasy series of all time. This novella takes place before the events of the first book in the series, and takes readers along for the ride […]
Winterlight is the latest and penultimate entry in the Green Rider series. After really enjoying my reread of Firebrand, which I thought showed a substantial improvement in writing, I felt that Winterlight, though enjoyable to the point that I stayed up until 4am reading my ARC, was a step backwards. Winterlight doesn’t feel as well thought out to me as earlier books in the series, and again falls victim to […]
The Dream Gatherer is a novella of three short stories, two of which directly relate to the world of Green Rider. The Dream Gatherer was released as a 20th anniversary celebration of the Green Rider series, and includes illustrations as well as the backstory on how the Green Rider series came to be. While the backstory was interesting and the stories mildly diverting, I think calling it “a must for […]
After the disappointment that was Mirror Sight, I was relieved to move onto Firebrand, which I remembered as being a pretty solid entry in the Green Rider series. Thank goodness, that my memory did not prove wrong in this case, and I found that Firebrand was a much more enjoyable read than the last few entries in the series. Despite being somewhat of a mixed bag, I found that characters […]
I had both been dreading and anticipating my reread of Mirror Sight, my least favorite entry in the Green Rider series by far. I remembered how angry Mirror Sight made me, to the fact that I hid the book behind Firebrand because I couldn’t even stand looking at it, and wondered if the novel would leave the same impression on me this time around. I found that though this novel […]