Now for some real action
This week I got to dip back into the Netgalley pool. There have been some titles languishing, unread, there for many weeks so it was great to be able to read some of these new ones. The first one is a magical fantasy book. It's called "The Evil Wizard Smallbone" by Delia Sherman. It's about a boy named Nick who has been living with an abusive uncle, Gabe, and his rotten cousin, Jerry. Nick's mom died sometime before and Nick has gotten tired of the abuse from both of them. One day, after a violent altercation with his uncle, Nick runs away. There is a terrible storm and he ends up at the home of the Evil Wizard Smallbone. The wizard decides that Nick would be a good apprentice (although at first, Nick is just looking for a way out), but the wizard has other ideas. There is another even more evil wizard about, and the Evil Wizard Smallbone is looking for a way to defeat him. This one is funny (Smallbone has a gift for transfiguration and as consequences