The Song of the Quarkbeast

I have to say, this Kazam series is growing on me. I honestly think that the illustrations on the covers, albeit beautiful, made me skeptical because I am not very interested in hard-core fantasy. But the series is definitely fantasy with the Ffordian wit and humor. The protagonist, Jennifer Strange, also has some young Thursday Next vibes, particularly in keeping her cool in hectic situations and wanting to be left alone but actually enjoying her adventures. The Song of the Quarkbeast offered an opportunity to get to know the characters a little better and therefore made me more interested in them.

I really like this series. Although it's billed as YA and it would be totally appropriate for that age range, I actually think that adults might enjoy it more due to the references tucked away in the narration (as is typical for Fforde).