Humility Garden

i find that this book doesn't delude itself as a-fantasy-but-really-is-our-world kind of book. i mean, the characters are surprisingly well liked but you KNOW they aren't exactly like you and me. why? coz they aren't human, and they don't necessarily operate on our social expectations and behaviour. when i first saw the title i wondered why it is called humility garden... it never occured to me that it is a *person's name*! however alien they seem, the book is excellent. humility is portrayed realistically as a country bumpkin trying to make things better for herself. as for the gods, well... the twist that they aren't exactly... er.. what we thought they are is really unexpected... i can say it's brilliant, brilliant work and really imaginative though you can get a 'lil bit confused here and there. myself, i had to read it at least a couple of times coz when i read a new book, i'm like a fiend racing for the ending and i tend to miss a lot of nuances and 'lil info here and there... and i warn you that with this book, somtimes missing the 'lil things can make the flow of the story incomprehensible! so, pay attention... and you'll be greatly rewarded.

Felicity Savage has managed to conjure up a highly fanciful world, that remains strangely familiar in its heroine's all-too human emotions. Sudden jumps in the story, not to mention the constant addition of new characters also make for great reading. When does the sequel come out?

Felicity Savage is like Tanith Lee in more ways than simplybeginning her writing career early. Her work is fascinating and chewyduring a period where many nw fantasy writers are going for novels that read like an epic adventure film.