Wildwood Imperium is the third book of the Wildwood Chronicles. It's kind of like a modern, Portland based version of the Chronicles of Narnia. The protagonist, Prue is a very independent 12-year-old who lives in the St. John's neighborhood in Portland with her parents and her baby brother Mac. I...
Very clever and very dark. I especially love the talking plants :)*Pausing for a moment at an intersection, she focused her listening at a line of oaks to gauge their thoughts.**She'd always been most comfortable in libraries since she was a small child, and even though this one did not resemble ...
I continue to really enjoy Meloy's voice, and did like the way the plot on this carried forward from the first book. My only issue with this book, as opposed to the first one, is that it doesn't actually resolve the plot - it's clearly connected to the third book in the series, which readers have...
The first book was good, kind of a slow read, but good enough that I read the second one. I was very glad I did. This book was suspenseful and I was unable to put it down. I finished it during the week and didn't have time for a trip to the library. I spent three days worrying about the childr...
I wasn't a fan of this, which was a shame. It seemed like the kind of book I would have gravitated toward when I was younger and I was intrigued to see how the lead singer of The Decemberists wrote. That, coupled with Amanda Plummer reading the audiobook and it seemed like a sure thing. Unfort...