i may be a bird in a cage but at least it's your cage

I think it must be her style ... it wasn't the story that I found initially slow, just the actual reading. Once I adjusted to her language patterns and so on, I couldn't put it down.

Now I'm definitely going to use this Borders card to get the sequel to Daughter of the Forest. Mmmm.

Have you read anything by Garth Nix, hon? I think you'd like him. Sabriel and the sequel Lirael are both gorgeous, and very inventive unusual sort of fantasy stories.