Maggie L. Wood
Auteur de The Princess Pawn
A propos de l'auteur
Séries
Œuvres de Maggie L. Wood
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- Canada
- Lieux de résidence
- London, Ontario, Canada
- Organisations
- SF Canada
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 5
- Membres
- 90
- Popularité
- #205,795
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 9
- Favoris
- 1
Back when there was an indie book store with fantastic deals, this book was one a giant cardboard cut out bookshelf with a for sale sign on it. At the time, I wasn't a giant reader but I was getting bored with Twilight and vampire novels in general so I picked this book up. Little did I know, that I'd become obsessed, the third book would be in development for years and years and years and I'd forget this book was on the back of one of my shelves for YEARS. So, like I tend to do - I avoid my four giant to-read book shelves with physical copies and reread some old "classics".
This YA book is truly incredible - yes it's your typical romance, adventure, action and thriller story but instead of vampires or fairy tales - it's chess!! I'm horrible at chess, but I love seeing someone make a book around it! It's original, and while it's probably been done before but I've never found the book, I really enjoyed it!
Our lead isn't just some frail princess falling in love, no she's ready to be a superhero in her own realm! At this time, most of the books I was reading were weak girls who just wanted a boyfriend. When I picked up this book and saw a strong heroine, I was amazed. And I still am! It's such a great, unique story and it's upsetting seeing that barely anyone has read or reviewed it!
This is a 110% recommended read from me. I would love to see more books by Maggie L Wood popping up on bookshelves all around the nation! She has a unique look on the world and her books aren't the usual silly vampire story. If she had room to grow and write more books, I'm sure her writing ability would sky rocket and rival some of the best.
Five out of five stars.… (plus d'informations)