I Shall Wear Midnight

I have heard rave reviews of Terry Pratchett's books. I admit I've been curious, but 30+ books in a series seemed daunting. Did I really want to commit to that many!? No, I wouldn't need to read them all at once, but eventually (if I liked the series) I'd commit to reading them all. That is a LOT of reading! A Series of Unfortunate Events only has 13 books (and they're children's books!), yet that is also off-putting. How would I read a series that's triple the size, and probably double the page length. I'm speculating on page count, but there's probably at least 100 page difference between the books.

So how did the first book go? Well, it started like this: “Hmm ok. It's a witch. A young witch in a glade. Runs errands... It's like Kiki's Delivery Service. Cool.... uh oh, something's happening. What? a death? hatred? a trial? Oooh there's an underlying theme here. It's not just a regular fantasy novel where someone who is an outcast/freak/ugly/”ordinary” finds out they have magical powers, or a magical item and goes to save the day?? Lies! Oooh snarky sarcasm.... character zones out mid-conversation and thinks about food?? Well that's pretty realistic. They have emotions, and actual motivations?? This is actually getting pretty good. OOOh I need to go back and reread that. What happens next! I wish I could read/listen (used an Audiobook) faster. STUPID THING SPEED UP!! Oooooooooooooooooh! “ book ends. “Well... better build a new bookcase. I have 30+ new books to purchase.

Of the Tiffany Aching books, this one and the first are my favorites. The story has returning characters, new characters, and a fun weaving plot.

It has the signature Pratchett whim. Read it when you need an interesting other world to escape into an frolic through with the power of a chalk witch.

I never really planned to read the Tiffany Aching books, as I thought they were “for kids.” Ha, how wrong I was. Thank you to whoever put “Wee Free Men” up on Google Play for $2! I've now read 4 of the 5 and I think I need to revisit the books where Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg appear.