One of my favorite books from 2008 was Dragon’s Keep by Janet Lee Carey. Ms. Carey is currently a full-time author of Young Adult fantasy novels, but along the way she wrote several terrific realistic Young Adult books, The Double Life of Zoe Flynn among them. She is the third author of my favorite reads from 2008 to agree to do an interview for Ready … Continue reading Meet Janet Lee Carey
The Double Life of Zoe Flynn by Janet Lee Carey is an example of just how adult the issues in Young Adult literature can be. And I don’t mean sex. The adult world has done some serious damage to Zoe Flynn’s life. Her father has lost his job and as a result their family home. Zoe is forced to leave behind the room she loves, her best … Continue reading The Double Life of Zoe Flynn
Janet Lee Carey turns a conventional fantasy narrative completely on its head in her novel Dragonswood but she does it so subtly that I didn’t even notice what was going on until three-quarters of the way through the book. See if you can spot what she does before I reveal it in this review. In Dragonswood, Ms. Carey returns to the world of Wilde Island … Continue reading Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey
Set in an alternative history, Dragon’s Keep is the story of Rosalind, the future 26th queen of Wilde Island, off the northern coast of the British mainland. Wilde Island is rough country, the place outlaws and treasonous royals are exiled. Rosalind’s ancestors were sent there by Uther Pendragon after a plot to depose him was foiled. Rosalind’s mother, the 25th queen, believes Rosalind will fulfill … Continue reading Dragon’s Keep by Janet Lee Carey
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