Wednesday, 5 December 2012

90. Daughter of the Forest 2: Son of the Shadows, by Juliet Marillier.

Second book of the series. About Sorcha's daughters and son, and the mischief the Fair Folk wreak upon their lives, after their mother's triumph over their designated occurrences. Liadan is a homebody, and wants to heal and care for her people and her village. Her self-sacrificing ways get her into trouble, and she ends up in the position to tip the balance one way or another.

I liked this one quite a lot. Not based on the fairytale anymore (well, now just loosely on parts of several, so I understand it), but it holds the same sense of mystery and excitement that the original did. Liadan is mostly intelligent and nice, although she has a few I-want-to-smack-you moments, too.

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