#142
Title: Magic or Madness
Author: Justine Larbalestier
Publisher: Razorbill
Year: 2005
Genre: children's/young adult, fantasy & science fiction
277 pages
Part 1 of the Magic or Madness trilogy. The protagonist, Reason, is an Australian teen who has grown up on the run with her mother. She has always been warned that her grandmother believes in magic and is evil. When Reason's mother goes insane, Reason is sent to live with this grandmother. A good start to a trilogy. The writing and plotting were both fine and not intrusive. The book stands alone all right in that it resolves the plot points it raises overtly, while still leaving questions to be answered in a broader story arc. Plus, any female protagonist who thinks about Fibonacci numbers all the time is okay by me.
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