Friday, February 25, 2011  A Tale of Two Castles  A Tale of Two
Castles by Gail Carson Levine   Final thoughts:  It's a short
book talk because the book was just bland.  Levine tried so hard
to create this whole new world with new words and a new system
of government and education that she completely overshot and
made it boring.  I struggled through this one and barely made it
to the end.  Honestly, I should have shelved this one after the
first couple of chapters.  I have really loved some of Levine's
previous work, but this one was just not worth the read.
Rating: 2/5  Monday, February 21, 2011  The Silver Bowl  The
Silver Bowl by Diane Stanley  Molly has been independent and
willful ever since she was a little girl.  When she gets in
trouble one too many times, her father sends her to Dethmere
Castle to be a scullery maid.  As she leaves, her mother gives
her some good advice: never let people know what you can see.
Molly, and her mother, have the gift of "sight".  They can see
the future and the past. 