Bloggin 'Bout Books Blog

This tbt perfectly matches this week's wcw! I actually only read this one a few years ago, so I do have a review written! I just only ever posted it on my Goodreads because it was pre-this blog. So here's what I posted on Goodreads: I have the tendency to judge books by their covers. It's a bad habit, I know. But when I'm perusing the shelves at my local library, looking for the next book to occupy a slot in my heart, I look with my eyes. Thirteenth Child caught my eye on the shelf, and I picked it up. I'd read several of Wrede's books before, and I remember enjoying them a lot. Thirteenth Child didn't disappoint me. However, it did take a while to interest me.  Thirteenth Child is the story of Eff, a thirteenth child and thus considered unlucky in her world. Even more unfortunate is the fact that her twin brother Lan is a seventh son of a seventh son blessed with innate magic. To get away from the stereotypes surrounding both children, thei...

This week's WCW is an author who gave me the best week long stay at my Grandparent's house over a long and a little bit lonely summer because I found her books. Patricia C. Wrede is best known for her Enchanted Forest Chronicles. They're amazing, feminist fantasy novels for young adults. She has three other series (Cecelia and Kate, Mairelon and Frontier Magic) along with novels that all occur in the same world (Lyra) and a handful of standalones.  She lives in Minneapolis, MN, but was born in Chicago, IL. She donated her archive to the Rare Books and Special Collections of Northern Illinois University. She maintains a blog , and goes to cons around Minneapolis (jealous!!).  Wrede worked as a financial analyst while writing her first five books. Then decided to go into writing full-time (which I think was a stellar decision, but maybe I'm biased). I love that she shows how writers often work first. It's never too late to become a writer. And yo...