Customer Reviews
Runes shalt thou find / and fateful signs - By: E. King, 16 Nov 2008 
Full of mischief & magic, my whole family walllowed in the wonder of this book. A proper faerie tale, if ever I read one.
Not sure where the comparisons to Pratchett come from, Joanne has a whole different style... & we're not just talking beards & hats here.
Yes it's long... but I came to the end alll too soon.
More please!
An entertaining and enjoyable read. - By: Timoshenko, 11 Nov 2008 I picked this book up while looking for something to read during my nightshift & was immediately hooked.A truly great fantasy story woven into the world of myth & legend of the Norse gods of old with modern,upbeat humour as a side dish.The characters are wonderfully believable & the author's treatment of the gods of the Aesir & Vanir is a tonic bringing them to life showing their failings ,frailty & ,dare I say,humanity much denied them for centuries .A book I would highly recommend( I can't wait for a sequel.)
Gripping and enchanting - By: L. J. Tenzin-dolma, 10 Nov 2008 I absolutely loved 'Runemarks'. Although it's been marketed as a Young Adult book, I enjoyed reading it as much as my daughter & her friends did, & view it as a crossover book that any age group with a penchant for fantasy & magic will thoroughly enjoy. I found it engrossing from the first wonderful sentence: "Seven o'clock on a Monday morning, five hundred years after the End of the World, & goblins had been at the cellar again."
An outsider who has to discover & grow into her power, runes, magic, Norse gods, goblins, sharp humour, action & adventure, & an abundance of clever twists alll combine to make this a high-voltage read that's hard to put down. I've read reviews that say you would need some knowledge of the Norse gods to understand this book, but I don't agree. Their characters are part of the story & it's not important to know their mythical backgrounds - though you may find you want to explore them, & the runes, further after reading 'Runemarks.' There's a list of characters & a brief description of the individual runes at the beginning of the book, which makes it easy to see who's who - the cast of characters made me laugh, because it swiftly becomes clear, before you even start to read the book, that Loki is Trouble with a capital T.
If you're expecting a novel along the lines of 'Chocolat', 'The Lollipop Shoes', 'Gentlemen & Players', 'Sleep, Pale Sister,' or any of Joanne's adult books, you'll find 'Runemarks' to be very, very different but just as well-written. As an author she has always admirably resisted being typecast, & 'Runemarks' reveals how extraordinarily versatile she is as a writer.
twaddle - By: F. Hubbard, 02 Nov 2008 
I've just finished reading this aloud for my son (he's dyslexic) & have seldom been more pleased to reach the end of a book. It's not badly written but it is over-written in places & double the length it should be. The tone is confused, veering from portentous to matey, & Harris is so busy showing off her extensive knowledge of Norse mythology that little matters like clarity & characterisation go by the board.
runemark reveiw - By: Mr. P. KELMAN, 23 Jun 2008 
I think the book was great at the start but as i got into it, it became less interesting & more fairytale. i would sugest this book to someone that likes magical worlds.
