Book 5: Garth Nix's "Abhorsen"

So the end has come. This final book in the trilogy finalizes with a bang, quite literally. Lirael now embraces her heritage and destiny to whoop some dead ass. Finding herself in charge of the seven bells of a necromancer gives her the power to defeat the dead. But of course to find the ultimate enemy, she has help.


Frankly, this story brings all of the amazing parts of the previous two stories to life. culminating in an ending so awesome it makes the Death Star blowing up look like cheap, old CGI. Oh wait...


"Abhorsen" even has a little politics mixed in with the magic, dead things, and overall chaos that is the Old Kingdom. Ancelstierre plays a part once more in this story with Sabriel and Touchstone in mortal danger! Mogget and the Disreputable Dog reveal their true original natures, while still keeping to their sardonic, goofy, lovable character roots.


I won't lie, writing this blog, thinking back on reading these books makes me giggle with glee like a little girl. The imagery is at its best, and the villains are at their worst. Nothing could make this story bad—ah crap not the hand (read the book, seriously, have I not said it enough?).


If you can't tell dear readers, I am a huge fan of these books. I plan on reading them again, again, and again. Maybe once I get out of teaching the sixth grade, I'll even recommend them to my students. Despite the hand thing and the Dog thing, I might even say it was perfect...though I'm soft and will still give it five out of five. What? I can be gooshy.


Until next book, dear readers.