Wintersmith

looking forward to reading this whilst listening to Steeleye Span's new album of the same name, both Chrimble pressies.

Lots of the Feegles, which are the main reason I read these books. A lot more of witch culture and methods. Tiffany gets herself in serious trouble and had to work hard to fix things. A boffo book

I absolutely adored this book. This is my first Discworld book and I can't imagine how amazing the others will be if this is often in the middle or bottom of people's Discworld rankings. Terry Pratchett is a wizard in his own right, creating vivid characters with such clear and unique voices within 330 pages, and weaving in truly delightful humor at every turn. I learned that blue cheese can be sentient and they like to hum, who knew? On a YA level (I think this is for teens), this book sends some positive messages to young people about intentions vs harm, and taking ownership for your actions. The plot, though ending in a somewhat predictable fashion, was by no means simple. This was a magical winter read to take up during the latest snowstorms and freezing temperatures. I clearly spoiled another Discworld book or two by not starting at one of the series' entry points, but I'm okay with that.

“The human body only has so much air in it. You have to make it last. One plate of beans can take a year off your life. I have avoided rumbustiousness all my days. I am an old person and that means what I say is wisdom!”

“Sooner or later, every curse is a prayer.”

This isn't really a children's book which actually makes it the perfect book for children. Terry Pratchett's touch with the ongoing education of young witch Tiffany Aching is clever and delightful.

Holds up nicely to a second read-through. ‘werk'

i like the whole Aching series, although didn't like the other Pratchett books I tried to read as much

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Reviewsmith....

Don't make me decide which one is my favorite Tiffany Aching novel. I can't help but love them all but Wintersmith clearly takes a more melancholy tone than its predecessor, with Tiffany thinking about life, love, death, and everything in between.
There is wonderful humor in this story but there are also hard decisions and young girls who have to clean up the mess they made. Tiffany tackles her problems head-on and takes responsibility for her mistake. Which, in this case, was dancing with the Wintersmith...