I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
Let me begin by saying I love the Feegles and Tiffany Aching, so when an ARC of Pratchett's I Shall Wear Midnight came my way, I had to read it.
Tiffany is the witch of the Chalk and being worn down a bit by it. When we first come upon her, she hasn't had a decent night's sleep in days. And of course, matters are about to get worse.
Suspicion begins to spread about Tiffany and witches in general, that they are no good, but Tiffany is confused by this since everyone knows who she is and the entire village is pretty much family. Tiffany has awoken the Cunning Man, who desires to rid the world of witches. He appears every few hundred years or so and Tiff's last encounter with the Wintersmith kind of brought him out. Tiffany, once she discovers what the Cunning Man is about, doesn't want to ask the other witches for help. Advice, certainly, but as it's been explained that Tiffany must find her own way to defeat the Cunning Man, she feels on her own. She doesn't want to be the witch who couldn't quite cut it, the one who all the other witches wonder if she's really capable of being a witch. That's something I love about this book: there's the magical element of the Cunning Man and also Tiffany struggling with her own confidence and whether or not she's grown up enough to be the Chalk's witch. As Tiffany is only sixteen, she is struggling a great deal with how she fits into the Chalk as the witch and how people she's known practically her entire life will take her seriously. By the end of the book, Tiffany has grown into her own and knows she has the support (and confidence!) of her fellow witches.
Being the last of the Tiffany Aching books (or so it is advertised on the back of the ARC) I Shall Wear Midnight ties up the relationships between Tiffany and other people we have met throughout the books very well. Roland plays heavily in the novel as does Letitia, his intended bride. Tiff's father is around for a bit of advice, as are some of the witches we've met in the past. There are also the Feegles, who will always be rather entertaining wherever they may pop up. I was very pleased with how the book ended and know Tiffany will always be one of my favorite characters.
Tiffany is the witch of the Chalk and being worn down a bit by it. When we first come upon her, she hasn't had a decent night's sleep in days. And of course, matters are about to get worse.
Suspicion begins to spread about Tiffany and witches in general, that they are no good, but Tiffany is confused by this since everyone knows who she is and the entire village is pretty much family. Tiffany has awoken the Cunning Man, who desires to rid the world of witches. He appears every few hundred years or so and Tiff's last encounter with the Wintersmith kind of brought him out. Tiffany, once she discovers what the Cunning Man is about, doesn't want to ask the other witches for help. Advice, certainly, but as it's been explained that Tiffany must find her own way to defeat the Cunning Man, she feels on her own. She doesn't want to be the witch who couldn't quite cut it, the one who all the other witches wonder if she's really capable of being a witch. That's something I love about this book: there's the magical element of the Cunning Man and also Tiffany struggling with her own confidence and whether or not she's grown up enough to be the Chalk's witch. As Tiffany is only sixteen, she is struggling a great deal with how she fits into the Chalk as the witch and how people she's known practically her entire life will take her seriously. By the end of the book, Tiffany has grown into her own and knows she has the support (and confidence!) of her fellow witches.
Being the last of the Tiffany Aching books (or so it is advertised on the back of the ARC) I Shall Wear Midnight ties up the relationships between Tiffany and other people we have met throughout the books very well. Roland plays heavily in the novel as does Letitia, his intended bride. Tiff's father is around for a bit of advice, as are some of the witches we've met in the past. There are also the Feegles, who will always be rather entertaining wherever they may pop up. I was very pleased with how the book ended and know Tiffany will always be one of my favorite characters.
Labels: fantasy, female characters
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