Horn Book Starred Review for COK!

[deirdrej.livejournal.com]

Hi, everybody!

I thought you'd all like to know that this month's Horn Book just came out, and A Conspiracy of Kings got a rave review! You can read it here:
www.hbook.com/magazine/reviews/default.asp


Going from the sublime to the ridiculous -- do you notice the name of the reviewer? I guess many discerning women must be called Deirdre! (well, two of them anyway ;-D)

PS  VERY IMPORTANT!  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS! Please do not read, if you don't want to be spoiled.

Comments

[freenarnian.livejournal.com]

I've always liked the name Deirdre. It's lovely. =)

[deirdrej.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[katyhasclogs.livejournal.com]

How spoilery is it? Can I click without fear of revealed plot-twists?

[spellcoats.livejournal.com]

You should be fine.

[katyhasclogs.livejournal.com]

Yay! Thanks. :)

[keestone.livejournal.com]

Whoops, there was a little bit more info there than in the sample chapters. It's no more spoilery than many book cover blurbs, but I'd warn current fans who really don't want to be spoiled.

[ilysia-039.livejournal.com]

I love the use of "skullduggery". Such a great word.

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

And "cahoots!"

[inkasrain.livejournal.com]

"...most markedly, the Queen of Eddis."

YES!! Yes, yes, yes, YEEEEESSSS!!!!

Ahem. I'm, uh, I'm rather fond of Eddis as a character...

[patndoc.livejournal.com]

Great review. I liked "peerless Eugenides". Sigh, can't wait. I predict lots of pulling at heartstrings.

[chachic.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting the link! It's a great review. :) Can't wait for March 23!

[drashizu.livejournal.com]

Excellent review. I like the ones that are just brimming with praise like that one is :) Which is pretty much all of them, by necessity. It makes me feel so awesome to have read a book that someone named Deirdre thinks is "masterful." I, too, have always liked the name Deirdre.

[readsintrees.livejournal.com]

Whoa, that was weird...I read that review and started getting all choked up! I got as far as "...becomes king, falls in love, fights a war..." and immediately felt all emotional. I guess it JUST hit me that there really is going to be a fourth book coming out (and very soon!).

*sigh*

[emerald-happy.livejournal.com]

Dude, it weirds me out and I've read the ARC.

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

Yay! Thanks! I'm looking forward so much to reading all the reviews when it comes out. (Not to mention the actual book, ahem ahem.)

:)

PS. One of my friends is named Deirdre, too.

[kulai-raito.livejournal.com]

wwell that felt kinda spoiley for me. I just read like two sentences. I don't want to know the entire plot. I decided to just know nothing besides speed reading those online arc chapts, and await the book!!

[tearoha.livejournal.com]

Discerning deirdres. I like it :P

Thanks for the link! But would you mind putting up a spoiler warning? There IS a fairly major plot spoiler that wasn't in the preview chapters in that summary, and I'd rather not have known...

Oh! So sorry!

[deirdrej.livejournal.com]

I was excited by the review and didn't think of that. I'll try to go back in and edit my post, and I'll write back if I can't figure it out.

No worries!

[tearoha.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Deirdre! I'll come back and read it properly after March 23rd :D

[filkferengi]

You know, if you stretch it a bit, the phrase "discerning Deirdres" scans to "Waltzing Matilda."

Oh, dear; now I'm hearing "They'll come reviewing, the Deirdres, for me."