Ahoy there me mateys! I have been hearing about Maggie Stiefvater's work for a long time and have been meaning to read some of it long before now. I picked this one because it deals with water horses and I listened to this one in audio book format. What is a water horse? It is a … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – the scorpio races (Maggie Stiefvater)
Ahoy there me mateys! This was a young adult book with magical realism and fantasy mixed in. I have no idea where I first heard about this but it has been on me list for quite some time. I finally decided to get this one in audiobook format. This ended up only being an okay … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – the bone gap (Laura Ruby)
Ahoy there me mateys! So this book be a young adult fantasy novel that was just an okay read for me. I be conflicted. Overall it was enjoyable, but I wish it had been much better. This was one of those instances where there were too many plot-lines. Ye have a) the romance subplot; b) … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – onyx & ivory (Mindee Arnett)
Ahoy there me mateys! These novellas keep getting better and better. This one might be me favourite. Though I can't say with any true certainty because I adore them all so far. In this one a group of kids from Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children go on a quest to save a girl named Rini … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – beneath the sugar sky (Seanan McGuire)
Ahoy there me mateys! This was an audiobook that I picked up because I was looking for a fluffy young adult book. I think somewhere I had heard there be dragons. Well, there be no dragons here. But there are cool flying animals, airships, silly fish-loving chefs, sea-adventures, pirates, lost islands, smart feisty girls, daring … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – airborn (Kenneth Oppel)
Ahoy there me mateys! So a while back I listened to the wonderfully fabulous fortunately, the milk, which I adored. I immediately added all of Mr. Gaiman's audiobooks to me list. I have a wee bit of an obsession (for details click here) and so when I had a short bit of time I decided … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – the sleeper and the spindle (Neil Gaiman)
Ahoy there me mateys! This be the sea tale of Caroline Oresteia, a lass who wants nothing more then to sail the river on the Cormorant with her father and their crewmember Fee. She longs for the day when the river god will finally speak to her and looks towards the future of inheriting the … Continue reading The Captain’s Log – song of the current (Sarah Tolcser)
