| $@%&! level: Medium-Low “Bedroom” level: None (aside from some suggestive comments from Nanny Ogg) Violence level: Low Back Cover: “Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named Desiderata who had a good heart, a wise head, and poor planning skills—which unfortunately left the Princess Emberella in the care of her other (not quite so good and wise) godmother when DEATH came for Desiderata. So now it's up to Magrat Garlick, Granny Weatherwax, and Nanny Ogg to hop on broomsticks and make for far-distant Genua to ensure the servant girl doesn't marry the Prince. But the road to Genua is bumpy, and along the way the trio of witches encounters the occasional vampire, werewolf, and falling house (well this is a fairy tale, after all). The trouble really begins once these reluctant foster-godmothers arrive in Genua and must outwit their power-hungry counterpart who'll stop at nothing to achieve a proper “happy ending”—even if it means destroying a kingdom.” |
This is the second of the books about the witches. However, as I've said before, most of the Discworld novels are pretty easy to pick up and understand, regardless of where they fall in the overall story-line. At most, you'll miss a few nuances. I admit, the witches aren't my favorite of the Discworld characters, but my mom really loves them. You do kind of have to read around in the series and find what you like. For this particular installment, aside from the overturned fairytale, my favorite part is Greebo (Nanny Ogg's cat). As a cat, he's amusing enough (and certain death to any vampire who encounters him in bat-form), but he's so much better when he gets to try on humanity for a while.