Once Upon A Time V

I stumbled across this picture while being lazy on the Internet again when I should be working. I had to follow the jump and I'm glad I did. I came to a quest or a challenge of sorts held over at Stainless Steel Droppings (heh) on books about fairytales, magic and folktales. It sounds so great that I'm signing up too!

This is the challenge I'm taking:

Read at least one book from each of the four categories. In this quest you will be reading 4 books total: one fantasy, one folklore, one fairy tale, and one mythology. This proves to be one of the more difficult quests each year merely because of the need to classify each read and determine which books fit into which category. I am not a stickler, fear not, but I am endlessly fascinated watching how folks work to find books for each category.

I might be late in the game but I already have my books lined up! I'll be reviewing:

Fantasy: The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones

Mythology: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

Folklore: Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud

Fairytale: Coraline by Neil Gaiman

I'm so excited!