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The Naming by Alison Croggon (title: The Gift, in Australia)


I'm not in the mood to right a long review. So I'll simple say this.

I liked this book a lot, it was a good story. The characters were interesting, and I want to read the next three. The writing wasn't brilliant, and sometimes the phrasing was weird to me. But the author is Australian, so that would be why, no offense to her, I like Aussies, I'm just not familiar with how they speak.

If you should be able to get your hands on this book. I urge you to do so

If you would like to learn more about this author and her books, you can visit this website.

http://www.booksofpellinor.com/
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  1. AnonymousWednesday, September 24, 2008 at 7:33:00 PM PDT

    I'm curious...What phrasing sounded weird to you?

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  2. LayneWednesday, September 24, 2008 at 7:59:00 PM PDT

    I can remember particular sentence was odd to me, but I can remember how it went, and I don't know where it was.

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