“Thorn was forever frowning, but he had a certain ability to modulate that frown according to his degree of irritation.” Well, that was… one complicated finale that obviously demands several rereads. But we’ll get to all the complicated plots and characters later in a different post, this one will be devoted to briefly noting what’s …
*This post contains SPOILERS for The Memory of Babel. In the Memory of Babel, Thorn and Ophelia get a brutally small amount of time together. So, to fully appreciate their emotional development in each of those short scenes, we – as readers – are invited not to indulge ourselves with the hope that these two people …
HOW GOOD IS IT? 8/10 BASICALLY Here we are — the third instalment of the Mirror Visitor quartet. How I wish I had waited until all four books came out. This book picks up three years after Thorn’s disappearance. Ophelia is in the most miserable state – she has been sent back to …
“Name your day. This Thursday would suit me. let’s say… Between eleven-thirty and twelve. Shall I put you down on my schedule?” Oh, Thorn… that is NOT how you initiate an apology. But, OK… let’s get to the review. HOW GOOD WAS IT? 9/10 THE STORY The Missing of Clairdelune continues Ophelia’s story from the …
“One has to have guts, y’know, to look oneself straight in the peepers, see oneself as one really is, plunge into one’s own reflection. Those who close their eyes, those who lie to themselves, those who see themselves as better than they are, they could never do it.” HOW GOOD WAS IT? 8/10 BASICALLY… A …
