“The human body only has so much air in it. You have to make it last. One plate of beans can take a year off your life. I have avoided rumbustiousness all my days. I am an old person and that means what I say is wisdom!”

"Sooner or later, every curse is a prayer."

This isn't really a children's book which actually makes it the perfect book for children. Terry Pratchett's touch with the ongoing education of young witch Tiffany Aching is clever and delightful. ( )

I want to move to the Discworld. ( )

The ending seemed a bit shorter than usual pratchett, but the insight it gave into Tiffany's personal growth in putting others ahead of herself made it unique. ( )

Another bedtime story book -- we continue to love the Tiffany Aching series. The elemental/manifestation/god of winter falls in love with Tiffany, and it's good for her (and the while world) that she isn't just any 13-year-old girl. She's Miss Treason's apprentice (slowly learning the art of Boffo), she has the allegiance of the Wee Free Men, and the loyalty of Roland. Plus Nanny Ogg & Granny Weatherwax are about to share wisdom and support.

The blend of very deep empathy, darkness, and incredibly silly humor is what makes these stories magical. I found this a bit less dark than A Hat Full of Sky and its Hiver, which was a relief. This volume centers Tiffany's groundedness and capacity for empathy, especially as she grasps just what will keep the Wintersmith from ever understanding what it is to be human.

Magical. ( )

I'm taking a break from Discworld after this one. I still love Tiffany Aching but I am starting to feel the beginning to too much of a good thing.

In the third book, Tiffany attracts the amorous attention of the Wintersmith, who believes her to be his Summer Lady. Whoops. So it starts snowing her face on snowflakes, and there are icebergs in the ocean in her likeness.

A fun romp, but it lacked some of the charm of the first book that made me immediately keep reading. ( )