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First Warning: Acorna’s Children by Anne McCaffrey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Suddenly, we aren’t reading about the unicorn girl but rather her daughter. And if we thought a worldwide pandemic was difficult, imagine interplanetary illness killing many.
This book was written in 2005, only six years from the author’s passing and 17 years from our own pandemic. I have to wonder how we would have reacted if we needed the healing horn of a unicorn to cure rather than a vaccine to prevent illness. Anne did show the reluctance of those infected to need the healing. Everyone had their own idea of what was causing and how to deal with the ill.
All this, space travel, and a teen needing her parents to help as she develops new abilities.
Though I have enjoyed the series, this might be my second favorite just because of how much the author could predict human behavior.
I was lucky to find this on Libby. I do wish it were audio, but the Kindle text-to-speech seems to do a good job reading this story.
Spelling the Tea by Erin Johnson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The narration of Hannah Somerville made this less fun than my previous reads of Erin Johnson’s vampire reads. Maybe it is because Hannah is missing the British accent? I don’t know. But I kept at it and made myself understand that this was a different character than the Knitting Store star. And I think that trick worked. By the end, I was enjoying this personality, her baggage, and desires almost as much as the previous series.
I have to admit that I am hooked on Ms. Johnson’s books. I just ordered the Pet Psychic series on Audible. I had a credit, after all.
This little mystery, though light, was intriguing. If you are looking for a fun read, I suggest any of Erin’s books
Acorna’s Triumph by Anne McCaffrey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a continuation of the last book, including lots of time travel to make and solve problems. I admit to being quite distracted as traveling to my daughter and son-in-love’s wedding took a lot of my time and energy. Still, it was fun, what I remember, and kept me in the story despite myself and packing suitcases.
This series was interesting. I have more Anne McCaffrey books to read and can’t wait to get started on my next one.
Middle back son is wearing a plaid shirt representing:
My #1 son is hidden behind my hat. But he is dressed as a Blues Brother.
The home where the wedding was on the lake front. My new son’s mother’s home. It was beautiful. My diverticulitis was acting up or I would have stayed as the reception was going on. My daughter married into a huge fantastic family.
I took tons of pictures, and so did other family members. So I’ll share more later. I’m sorry to be so vague with names but I’m trying to protect individual privacy while sharing my love of this awesome day. I’ll share more as time and energy permits.
Happy early Halloween!
I’m having so much fun visiting with my family and the house we are living in.
Another fun adventure. Temple cats. Need I say more?
Acorna’s almost a diety? A lot of serious issues are happening on this planet.
Now that I’m borrowing these Acorna books from Libby in Kindle form, these series flows quickly. I’m onto the next book.
I was so proud of my husband. As he held up the Afghan he said, “If you had a blocking frame it would take care of the curling.”
I stood there, my mouth ready to catch flies! How did he know that? He said his grandpa made one for his grandma who was a constant crocheter.
It is now in the box being mailed to my daughter. I will talk more about it later.
Acorna’s Search by Anne McCaffrey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I found many of Anne McCaffrey’s books in the first edition a while back. And at a reasonable price. I bought them up. Now, I am on a mission to read them all. Unfortunately, my reading skills have worsened as my tracking on paper books keeps me slow. And in the case of this book, I didn’t have the hardback. Libby had the Kindle version, so I grabbed it up. With Kindle, I can employ the Text-to-Speech. So I was able to read it quickly. The last book, a hardback, took me a year or so. This took me four days!
It was fun to ‘read’ this, the best of the Unicorn Girl books so far. Not only did we not have the Khleevi, but we had a lot more of RK (Road Kill), the cat. He is so much fun! There is more of Acorna, the original unicorn girl, and more of some side characters I wanted to learn more about.
The best part of this book is how the characters get into a situation that involves time travel on their planet. What a great way to get to know the history of the unicorn people.
I found myself holding my breath in moments of tension and fear for the characters. As much as I was a fan of the Dragon books, I am now becoming a fan of the Unicorn Girl series. I’ve already grabbed up and started reading the next Kindle version from Libby.
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