This was the first Jim C. Hines book I read. I am late-come to the fold, I guess, and have actually been reading his blog longer than his novels. (Good reading on his blog, by the way).Anyhow, I very much liked Libriomancer, both the concept and the characters were fascinating and easy to get int...
What a thrilling book to read ! I liked it from A to Z. First , I really appreciated the universe the author set. We have faeries , pixies , goblins , enchantresses , witches and much more . The world the three princesses live in is well-built and nicely developed .The plot was intriguing and int...
The story is based on the original fairytale by Hans Christen Anderson, yet it is darker (and that is quite an accomplishment), but Hines managed to temper it with light humor as well. There is a lot of magic, fighting, soul sucking, shape shifting and lifesaving (- oh I forgot the self-healing s...
I just finished book 1 of the Princess series by Jim C Hines, and it was a lovely, fun read. Had some predictable bits, of course, but that'll happen when you're basing your characters on well known fairy tales and legends. And there were some wonderful (and wonderfully awful) twists on those fai...
This book has everything a girl could want: fairy tales, action, and kick butt heroines. I have to thank Steph from Barnes and Noble for recommending it. Jim Hines does an excellent job creating realistic, relatable characters. I liked that the Grimm fairy tale versions were used instead of the D...
This book was a fun, quick read, but overall nothing life changing. As far as fairy tale stories go, this is an interesting spin. I appreciate the fact that the main characters are all the usual "damsels in distress", transformed into women able to take care of themselves. In fact, in this book, ...
I've read several mermaid books lately, and honestly couldn't finish most. So glad to have found this book! It is the second of a series, but stands alone well (I haven't read the first book). Basically, three kick-ass princesses (Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty) work together to sav...
Such a fun book! Leaps and bounds better than the first in the Princess series. Hines has really developed the characters and made them interesting and complicated. The princesses are badass and flawed. Talia's love story isn't a trite maneuver to win some cheap points, but a compelling plot ...
The series stays about the same level of action and humor, with the addition of Red Riding Hood as an antagonist/unlikely ally in an adventure that deals with Talia (Sleeping Beauty) and her past. The back story for Talia is full and powerful. The weakest thing about this book is that some of t...
We tend to censor our fairy tales, preferring the romance and adventure to the darker truths. Most people grow up believing that Sleeping Beauty was awakened by a courtly kiss from a handsome prince, but the truth is that Talia was raped, only awakening to the pangs of childbirth nine months late...
I picked this up on a whim. It is actually the last book in the series which I never do but something told me I needed to read it. This is such a dark twist on the fairy tales we knew as kids. He takes these princess and gives them a backbone and personality. It was also a refreshing to read a ch...
Jig is a scrawny little nearsighted goblin-a runt even among his puny species. Captured by a party of adventurers searching for a magical artifact, and forced to guide them, Jig encounters every peril ever faced on a fantasy quest.
If you think it’s hard being a hobgoblin or a human, try living a goblin’s life for a while. In fact, try imagining what it’s like to be the runtiest goblin in the caves, the lone worshiper of a god who’s been forgotten for a good reason, and the target everyone points to at the first hint of tro...
Historically, humanity has shown tremendous creativity in finding every possible loophole, rationalization, and justification to ignore those commandments. Animals kill for food, and to protect their territory, which suggests killing can be a normal, natural part of life. But humans are civilized...
She hadn’t liked it then, either.Mountains rose like a wall of shattered iron to the east, the tops dusted in snow. Lines of smoke decorated the sky to the west as they passed another village, the third since entering Tollavon the day before.The wolfskin fanned her frustration. A part of her had ...
Nicola crouched beside him and sang a low hymn. “There’s no pulse. No mental activity. He’s dead.” With all the experiences I’d had since the Porters found me, those two words marked this as the most unreal. It was like she had announced the sun would no longer rise each m...
She calmed her breathing, listening as the footsteps slowed. She gripped a low branch and stepped around, kicking high enough to catch the first guard on the chin. He fell back, to be caught by his companions. Talia swore. She counted six men in the lacquered armor of the raikh, as well as a crea...
In truth, the students here were amateurs compared to the goblins back home. A spider magically hidden in one's lunch was nothing. Where Veka grew up, that would be a tasty garnish, not to mention a courtship ritual. Still, Veka was starting to think the humans were right....
Pale Pete, owner of the Hack and Cough Pub, was not a happy man. Built as solidly as one of his larger kegs, he stood with folded arms between the Heroes and his stock. A thick cudgel hung from his hip. “Every keg with that hideous dead cow on it,” Inga confirmed. “You hav...
