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Finally after years, had a chance to read this book. :)

This was a really fun little book, and I loved the map that came with it. Finally a chance to see Lancre on a map and be able to follow the lines, see where everyone lives. The guide was fun too, with lots of info about Lancre.

Really recommended to everyone who likes the Discworld.

This was a great book. I loved the idea, a girl who can't stop blurting out everything that she sees or hears takes a vow of silence after something horrible happens. That she kinda of caused, though she didn't know what the consequences were.

Chelsea was a good character, though I didn't really like her in the beginning, I found her untrustworthy, a puppet, blabbermouth. But after all that happened, and her decision of taking a vow of silence, I started to like her. Especially since she keeps to her vow, she never says anything, no matter the situation, no matter how she bullied.

I really disliked Kristen and her "friends". That kind of girl, ugh, disgusting. Always hurting people, not caring about destroying people if they are in the way of your perfect little li(f)e. I disliked how she turned out. Making Chelsea the scapegoat for everything, turning her role into something gold and pure, like it wasn't her fault at all.

I also disliked the gay hate, and that people got beaten up because they are gay. Gays are people to, you know? They just love someone from the same sex, instead of another.

I am so glad Chelsea found new friends (and a boyfriend), friends who like her for who she is, respect her and help her. I loved it.
And awwww at the romance. So happy.

I loved, loved her plan to take revenge on Lowell and Derek. It was awesome and also not dirty.

I loved the ending. I am so happy to see Chelsea learned a lesson, and became a better, wiser person.

In overall, the book is awesome, I would recommend it to everyone.

I thought Yano and Takeuchi weren't friends anymore, but now they are having a "good" time? Wow.

This volume featured lots of things, love, hate, friendship, hope and despair. I really loved this volume. Though I didn't understand (and also found it annoying) why Takeuchi is suddenly so pushing in regards of Nanami and Yano. :\

But aww at that almost ending part between Nanami and Yano *sniffles*That was beautiful.

And that last part in the hospital. More tears! :(

And now on to the last volume, really excited to see what is coming. More tears probably, but I also hope happiness.

I was looking at Terry Pratchett's books and noticed that I *shock* missed a story about Death! And Death is my favourite character and I was already sad that is he is barely found in the newer books. :(

So I was delighted to find this short story. Death comes to pick up a philosopher, but that person has a mind of his own about being dead (or not?), and thus starts a discussion. Death being as he is, has some great arguments to counter it.

I really enjoyed this little story (I wish it was longer!), and I would recommend it to everyone who loves Death, or anyone who just likes the Discworld series. :)

People here might not know it, but I love Tim Burton. His movies are absolutely fantastic and thus I really wanted this book, but I couldn't find it anywhere. Until I went to Amsterdam and found it in great condition in a second-hand bookstore.

I started reading immediately, only to be stopped by my boyfriend since he knows if I start reading I lose track of time and everything around me. :)

So I waited until we had to travel back home. And Oh My Gosh this book is so wonderful, perfectly in style with Tim Burton. It is creepy, gross at times, but also absolutely wow! It is not only text, it also has drawings to complement the prose/stories.

I would surely recommend it to all who love Tim Burton. I am not sure if it will appeal to everyone else, he has a really distinct style and I know from experience that it is not something that everyone will like. It is at least not for the faint-hearted. So be warned, it is a good book, but be sure you can handle it. :)

When I saw this book in the bookstore I just had to get it so I ordered it online when I got home. And wow, I loved it.

Ok not everything, but most of the short stories were absolutely wonderful and I enjoyed them. Some I skipped though, mostly because they just didn't interest me that much.

I can say I loved, loved, loved the Discworld short stories. Finally we get all those older characters again, The witches, Death, the UU and more. All characters that I miss so much, characters for which I keep hoping they will get a new book. For some reason the new Discworld just doesn't have that spark any more, maybe because I don't really like the new characters that much. Bring back Death! The Witches! And others. :)

So yeah, I really enjoyed the witches long story, it was really fun to see Ogg and Weatherwax together again.

In short, this book is really something if you are a big fan of Terry Pratchett, and I would recommend it to those who are. :)

This was a wonderful book, however, it might not appeal to everyone, and I think kids might not enjoy this book fully.

The book all starts when a boy steps in a boat with a bear as captain and asks to get taken to the other side. The whole book is about this journey, as everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. They get into storms, find a big sea monster, and many other things happen.

That might all be fun and all, but mostly between all that, there is conversation, there is chatting, there is the boy and a bear trying their best to be nice to each other. They have arguments and make up again.

The ending, well it is not much a spoiler, but there is no ending. It just continues on and on. And while I was a bit disappointed, I had kind of hoped the boy would reach his destination, I also liked the ending and felt like it fitted with the dream-like state that the book had.

All in all, the book was gorgeous, it was quite dreamy and at times a bit philosophical. Add to that wonderful and fun illustrations and it completes a magnificent story.

Would I recommend it? Yes, but not to kids. They might like the illustrations, and the things that happen, but I think they will not like the ending, or the overload of conversations.

Anna is a Chinese-American girl who often dives into books for comfort and for fun. However her books can't tell her how to find or make a true friend.

I really loved this book, it was adorable, cute and the only thing that I didn't like 100% was that it was short, too short.

The book has various illustrations, which really made the story more fun to read and which brought it to life.

Anna is lovely character, though at times I wish she would stand up for herself more, not only to her classmates or teachers, but also to her parents. I loved that she was a huge bookworm, walking and reading or just trying to finish things faster so she can read more.

There are various side-characters, and I can say that I liked most of them. However I didn't like Anna's mom. I think it was quite rude that she just talked about Anna in a language that Anna didn't understand, or that her mom didn't think Anna was doing her best at things.

Other than that, I would really recommend this book, it is a tale of friendship, finding yourself, learning new things and of course about books. :)

A small warning: Due to a few sexual scenes and some chat about sex, I wouldn't recommend this book for under 17/18 years old.

This volume was just perfect, it was cute, it was romantic. However I see we are really taking a turn out of PG territory and going to a more mature one. Which is ok, it isn't overly done, though it made me a bit uncomfortable to see the sex scenes.

Mei is really growing, she becomes more cute, more certain and she slowly starts to trust Yamato more and more. Even getting comfortable with him kissing her at times (though apparently French kisses are still out of the question). I loved how she said no to that friend of Yamato, just left because she didn't feel comfortable. Go girl! I am not sure if the old Mei would have done this.
And her swimming suit, oh lol, where did she dig that one up. I wasn't expecting that. While I was sure she wasn't the type for bikinis, but I never knew she would cover herself up that much.

We also find out a bit more about her past, with her strict dad and his death after a sickbed.

Yamato is a wonderful guy, and I love how much he does, helps and understands Mei. Of course he is still a pervert, but he respects Mei's boundaries and won't do anything unless she really wants it. And he is honest, Mei asks a question and he answers it.

The side characters are wonderful, and I am really happy to see more about Aiko, Asami and Nakanishi and also Hayakawa. It makes me happy that although they are side-characters that they get just as much time in the spotlight as Mei or Yamato.

And the artstyle is still absolutely lovely, though there are a few times where things don't look that good.

All in all I am looking forward to the next volumes, only a few more months to go until Vol. 3 comes out.

Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/