A review by nairam1173
Castle Waiting Vol. 1 by Linda Medley
5.0
I just! it's so kind and comforting!
one warning: unfortunately (I assume due to being from 1996) it uses the slur word for the Romani people--not AS a slur, but as their name. The characters themselves have two different presentations, one highly negative and one positive.
original review:
I picked this up on a whim at the library. There were people in wimples and looked like a fairytale retelling! It looked whimsical, and I do love whimsy. I read it mostly in one go late evening/early morning and I feel I might not be done processing it. It was the strangest thing I'd read in a long time. And I think I also really liked it. Loved the illustrations. Sometimes got a little mixed up with the stories-within-stories-within-stories. I appreciated the fact that this is totally a fantasy, and yet there is non-snide references to a medieval-style Christianity. This is hard enough to find in straight hisfic sometimes, I was pleasantly surprised to find it in fantasy.
I have no idea what the re-read value will be. But. For now, I feel 4-stars.
one warning: unfortunately (I assume due to being from 1996) it uses the slur word for the Romani people--not AS a slur, but as their name. The characters themselves have two different presentations, one highly negative and one positive.
original review:
I picked this up on a whim at the library. There were people in wimples and looked like a fairytale retelling! It looked whimsical, and I do love whimsy. I read it mostly in one go late evening/early morning and I feel I might not be done processing it. It was the strangest thing I'd read in a long time. And I think I also really liked it. Loved the illustrations. Sometimes got a little mixed up with the stories-within-stories-within-stories. I appreciated the fact that this is totally a fantasy, and yet there is non-snide references to a medieval-style Christianity. This is hard enough to find in straight hisfic sometimes, I was pleasantly surprised to find it in fantasy.
I have no idea what the re-read value will be. But. For now, I feel 4-stars.