tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336480024326420194.post8558492713161853167..comments2024-03-15T08:49:44.929-04:00Comments on Dreams and Dragons: Defying SBSSarah Penningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377945004067760298noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336480024326420194.post-81614496034305823332016-03-18T17:29:53.704-04:002016-03-18T17:29:53.704-04:00That is true about Prince Caspian- though I'm ...That is true about Prince Caspian- though I'm not sure if it's technically a second book? It depends what order you read the Chronicles in, I suppose. (I prefer chronological order over written order.)<br /><br />I haven't read the Failstate series, though it's been on my TBR for some time, and I think I might have the first book on Kindle . . . but yes, angst is not evil, only when it's overdone!<br /><br />Thank you! And thanks for stopping by!Sarah Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377945004067760298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336480024326420194.post-84382883842815254692016-03-18T16:06:48.552-04:002016-03-18T16:06:48.552-04:00Prince Caspian defies SBS quite nicely by moving t...Prince Caspian defies SBS quite nicely by moving the whole series along. We see how Narnia has changed- and yet it is still Narnia; Peter and Susan move on- but Edmund and Lucy have the promise of more adventure. It does what a second book should do, linking old to new, and showing the development. <br /><br />I also like John W. Otte's Failstate: Legends. I think that is the one and only 'zombie story' I'm okay with. Again, it has a lot of growth for the characters. I'll admit there is some angst (sometimes angst is inevitable), but it seems to be there more for the sake of maturing the character more than for the sake of drama. <br /><br />Congratulations on guessing Emmarayn's riddle and winning her book, by the way! Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760994961683034493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336480024326420194.post-18616739276338483682016-03-18T14:34:30.159-04:002016-03-18T14:34:30.159-04:00Those are all pretty great choices, at least the o...Those are all pretty great choices, at least the ones I've read. TCoE especially. :D And Catching Fire didn't have as bad a case of SBS as some other books I could name, no, and it was actually better than Mockingjay IMO, but there are still some elements of it there. That's just my opinion, though.Sarah Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377945004067760298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336480024326420194.post-78555127390063657692016-03-18T12:06:00.334-04:002016-03-18T12:06:00.334-04:00Scarlet is definitely one of my picks for defying ...Scarlet is definitely one of my picks for defying SBS. Also The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson, Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter, Siege & Storm by Leigh Bardugo, and Lady Thief by A.C. Gaughen. I do disagree with you about Catching Fire, though. I love the entire trilogy, but I prefer Catching Fire and Mockingjay to The Hunger Games.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561861156323120664noreply@blogger.com