Mirasol is a beekeeper, a honey-gatherer, with an ability to speak to the "earthlines"--the sentient parts of Willowlands, where she lives. The concerns of Master, Chalice, and Circle, who govern Willowlands, have nothing to do with her-until the current Master and Chalice die in a fire and leave no heirs to take their places. The Master's closest relative has been a priest of Fire for the past seven years; he is not quite human anymore. And then the Circle comes to Marisol and tells her that she is the new Chalice, and it will be up to her to bind the land and its people with a Master, the touch of whose hand can burn human flesh to the bone. . . .
Gretchen Rubin is an author, podcaster and expert on habits, happiness and human nature.
What I read this week: "Olive, Again" by @LizStrout Plus I listened to/re-read “Chalice” by @robinmckinley and “His Majesty’s Dragon” by @naominovik. What are you reading? #GretchenRubinReads https://t.co/wU5vYSpGo9
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@gibsielynch "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern "Chalice" by Robin McKinley "Sorcery & Cecelia" by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
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Chalice (Robin McKinley). McKinley’s prose is gorgeous as usual and the world she creates is lush with its own history and ritual. The sheltered protagonist thrust into a position of power is a familiar move but done interestingly here: https://t.co/c23BT08Yr2
-Readers who long for beautiful phrases and descriptive writing will find themselves drinking in this rich fairy tale as if it were honey trickling down their throats.+ -School Library Journal