1119 Fantasy AuthorsNew Fantasy ReleasesFanLit ReviewersOther FanLit StuffHOME

Lady Friday: Plot is getting formulaic, but it’s still enjoyable


June 24th, 2009  Posted by Rebecca

book review Garth Nix The Keys to the Kingdom Lady Fridaybook review Garth Nix The Keys to the Kingdom Lady FridayLady Friday by Garth Nix

At the epicenter of the universe is the House, a sort of celestial bureaucracy that is responsible for recording everything that happens in the Secondary Realms (the world as we know it). It is the Architect who is responsible for creating all this, with a range of guidelines and rules in place for keeping order in each world…  Read the rest.

  • email
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • del.icio.us
  • Digg
  • Google Bookmarks
  • StumbleUpon
´s rating: | | , | Fantasy Book ReviewsCOMMENT (0)

Comment

Please log in with Google/Twitter/Yahoo, etc. (bottom of your screen). This helps us avoid spam and porn posts. Thanks!

Allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>

Click to Insert Smiley

SmileBig SmileGrinLaughTeethThumbSadCryWinkAngryNeutralconfusedCoolEvilSmugYuckBlack EyeShockBowDerangedSleephmmmmhmmTalk to the handawwwummmchokednoughtonguedeadscaryeyebrowscrazycensoredduncezzzzidiotlightbulbPllpptshhhstupidKissDrinkwallHugwhipChasebutt

      Copyright © 2007-2010 Fantasy Literature's Fantasy Book and Audiobook Reviews. All rights reserved.




  • RSS
  • Newsletter
  • Twitter
  • Buzz
  • Facebook
  • Digg
  • Delicious
We have 1862 fantasy book reviews!
Random FanLit Review:
    Something From the Nightside: Fast fun urban fantasy: Something From the Nightside by Simon R. GreenI picked up Something From the Nightside on Jim Butcher's recommendation and I enjoyed it for what it was: not high literature, but a fast fun read. John Taylor is a private detective with a gift for finding things. He...

Get Audible on your phone!
Kelly Lasiter: I'd gobble this up, wouldn't I? :D...
Kelly Lasiter: It'll probably be really good! There's a good story here, even if I didn't feel that it lived up to all of the potential Lasky could have squeezed out...
Kelly Lasiter: Indeed it is. :)...
Kat: Is that a Chris McGrath cover?...
Greg: I was thinking about taking my daughter to this movie. She loves movies, but I have a heard time stomach-ing some of the kid movies out there. So its ...
10353176976646773967: I'm not crazy about trailers for books, but this one was eye-catching! Enough that I'm intrigued about the book - which I suppose was the whole point...
Kat: Yeah, it's on my list, too. I've got the first one purchased in audio and still haven't had time to read it. So many books, so little time.......
Greg: This is a series that I haven't really looked into yet, but it keeps popping-up in my periphreals. Rob T's reviews, have me wanting to add it to my...
Greg: Hey.. I was wondering what happened with that.. :-)) No problem Kat. I'll be anxious to see your review. I've ran across Lansdale storied here and...
Kat: I have a copy of Deadman's Road that SubPress sent me (publishing 11/30). I was planning to send it to Greg, but now I'm thinking I might keep it .......
SteveA: I've read a few of his comics before and Sunset and Sawdust and really enjoyed it so I will definitely be checking out some of his other books....
Kat: I think I might try Joe Lansdale. Thanks Gavin!!...
Rabid Fox: Good call on boosting Lansdale to new readers. I just read my first Lansdale novel last month and enjoyed the heck out of it (http://waggingthefox.blo...
Kat: I'm planning to try this series some day -- it's on my list!...
Kelly Lasiter: I'm still plodding away at it, but I think the elves come and move my bookmark backward when I'm sleeping. I just don't seem to be progressing....
Sarah: It's always extra disappointing when it's a favorite author that hits your DNF button. I'll be giving this one a miss....
Justin: http://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/ Pat's Blog is a favorite of mine...
Kat: Like Kelly, I also use a school-type grading scale: 5 stars is A, 4 is B, etc. So, if a book deserves an A, it gets 5 stars. It doesn't matter how man...
Kelly Lasiter: @Beth: Good point. I'm the same way about 3-star reviews. There's "This was utterly middle of the road," and there's "this would have been a 4 or 5 st...
Kat: That's why I joined Audible. They've got everything. Make sure you check to see if there are any downloadable ones from your library's website, too. ...
Beth Johnson: Usually I think I rate purely on enjoyment, but I'm not sure what my exact criteria is. I mean, I have two different versions of a 3 star rating: a) M...
SandyG265: I enjoy listening to audio books. Unfortunately my library doesn't have many fantasy.sci-fi ones....
Kat: I really enjoyed this book, too. I plan to read the rest of the series, but there's been so much time between books 2 and 3 that I've decided to wait ...
Kat: 45 hours and 37 minutes!!! (found at Audible.com). WOW!!! I'd need to listen to that at double speed! :)...
: I just finished reading this book yesterday. And I am struggling slightly with the review. Partly as I don't want to give any spoilers away, but als...





Admin