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Wintersmith

Young Adult Fiction 60

Spunky Witches

January 18, 2017

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In the Wintersmith Tiffany has to overcome some great obstacle and in this one it's the god of winter. When she jumps into a dance between winter and summer, the Wintersmith is intrigued and falls in love with her and obsessively begins his courtship and turns his full winter powers across the world. Tiffany has to figure out how to turn down this eager to please love interest, even as he tries to understand what being human means.

If you haven't read Pratchett yet I recommend starting with the Wee Free Men, it's the first in this series. The Wintersmith is the first one that I read and is definitely my favorite. You can read them out of order, without too much confusion, but I prefer to do it that way.

Good Points

Pratchett writes with great wit. You never know where his humor will hit you while you're reading. His Tiffany Aching novels from his Discworld series are among my favorite so far. I love Tiffany's grim practical nature that she shares with witches whose best power is basic common sense. The relationship that she has with the Feegles that run after her adds so much humor and enlightenment to the book.