Book of Dreams / Traci Harding

Book of Dreams

category: fantasy, subadult, romance, author:

Traci Harding

original copyright 2003,
read in March 2011

Agamedes' opinion: 5 out of 10

I just can't make up my mind about Harding's books. They are generally girly, sweet, new-age-mystic and cheerful. They target young teen girls who like a happy ending in every chapter. I should, by rights, absolutely loathe them all. (The books, not the girls.) Yet I rather enjoyed each of the first two Harding books that I have read...

btw: To see my reviews for other Harding books, click on the "author:harding" link at the bottom of this review.

Now we come to Book of Dreams...

And Harding has gone just a bit too far... For me.

Gene of Isis / Traci Harding

Gene of Isis

category: fantasy, author:

Traci Harding

book 1 of Mystique
original copyright 2005,
read in March 2011

Agamedes' opinion: 7 out of 10

Actually... this book is a bit silly! But I enjoyed it :-)

The Dark Age / Traci Harding

The Dark Age

category: fantasy, young adult, author:

Traci Harding

book 1 of The Ancient Future
original copyright 1996,
read in January 2011

Agamedes' opinion: 6 out of 10

This is a children's book. Well, young adult, perhaps. Even more, it is for girls.

The heroine is a modern girl -- with long, flowing and possibly curly hair -- who is drawn back in time to the fifth century AD. There, she uses her clever mind, her charming ways and her saxophone, to win hearts and minds. She also uses her karate skills to fight for... I almost said, to fight for right. In reality, she fights for her own right.

This is a pleasant enough book with strong fantasy elements. Not least is the fantasy of being so nice that everyone is instantly convinced that you are always right.