Books 31 and 32

31: Gifts
Finished: May 4
Pages: 274


32: Voices
Finished: May 5
Pages: 341

These books are connected but could stand alone. They were both written by Ursula K. Le Guin, the author of the Earthsea Cycle, which I read years and years ago. Although they are stand alone, the main characters of the first novel are supporting characters in the second. The stories take place in a magical land (surprise surprise) that allows people to have gifts: the ability to do certain magical actions, including talking to animals, and reading minds. For young adult novels, they were interesting and a little heavy handed when it came to the moral lesson of the book, but that didn't keep them from being interesting. Le Guin has a distinct voice that I can still appreciate even as an adult.

Good Reading,
Caitlin