Claidi is the funniest, most adorable heroine I've ever met. (Well, read about.) I love this series to pieces, but this book is my favourite because there's actually a happy ending.

Wolf Tower (Claidi Journals #1), Tanith LeeTanith Lee was a British science fiction and fantasy writer. She wrote more than 90 novels and 300 short stories, and was the winner of multiple World Fantasy Society Derleth Awards, the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Horror.Wolf Tower is the first book in The Claidi Journals. It was written in 1998. Claidi is a teen girl who has been raised as a maid within an isolated palace-city called "...

I grew up reading these books, so to me they're kinda like a comforting old stuffed animal I revisit when I need something warm and nostalgic. Claidi, the main character, is fantastic - my favorite thing about her is that she could be described as "not like other girls," but she's never called that, and it never felt forced or superficial to me. She just felt like a very real, scared, sarcastic, funny person trying to figure out the world. Of course I'm totally biased because, as I said, I grew

Claidi is trapped. Her life--as the maid of a selfish daughter of a selfish lady in the sealed community of the Garden--promises nothing but looming punishment and eternal drudgery.Until He arrives. When a balloon is shot down over the garden, the balloonist--a young man named Nemian--is taken prisoner. How dare he enter the Garden’s sacred space! His future appears likely to be short-lived.Unless Claidi helps him escape.Wolf Tower is a fast-paced initial installment in a fantasy series by Tanit...

Reread 08/15/16. If I ever stop rereading this series, my soul has died. I love my Claidi-baa-baa.---------The Claidi Journals follows the life of Claidi, a servant living a harsh life in a house catering to the nobles. She doesn't know what life lies beyond this House, other than a desert that the nobles say is filled with death. But one day, Claidi gets a chance to find out for herself what really is out there. And she takes it. This is where her journal begins. My absolute favorite thing abou...

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26 August 2021. Finished Wolf Tower by Tanith Lee.Rating - 4 starsGenre - Fantasy / RomanceAudience - TeenClaudi is a maid living in a secluded walled structure. She doesn't know what's outside the walls, except that it's the Waste and that people who get sent out there die in the desert.One day, an air balloon passes by and is shot down by the guards. On the balloon is a mysterious prince. Claudi has an opportunity in front of her. She can run away with the prince and find out what lies beyond

Woah - I think I've read these, years and years and years ago...

I’m a trifle mixed on this book… But on the whole, it was an enjoyable, unique fantasy adventure.It’s the journal of the heroine, Claidi, and one of its high points is the conversational and often quite funny tone of the narrative. I really loved that!Because of the journal setup, we get a very limited outlook on what’s going on, which makes for an interesting read. Claidi herself was an odd combination of feisty/daring and yet oddly naive about a lot of things. She starts out as a servant at a

I was at the library a week ago and I saw this book, remembering that I had read a it couple years back, and decided to give it a try once again. SPOILER ALERT, READ ON AT YOUR OWN RISK o.o I like the beginning, and how the author beautifully describes Nemian, the Prince who changes Claidi's seemingly doomed life and whisks her away on an adventure that would change her life forever. "...his hair looked like golden flames itself..he had a gleam to him...life had polished the man. Being alive. L

Childhood favorite that still holds up <3 The first time I read this book, I was eleven. I remember reading it in the lobby of a movie theater, and I was so engrossed, I spilled nacho cheese all over myself. (Is that a convincing endorsement? I think so!)

I know I read this book in about 2005, because I remember discovering this whole trilogy by Tanith Lee, author of my beloved BLACK UNICORN, while I was strolling my firstborn around the library. But what I remember stops there. I liked the look of the book, but I never read any of the others because . . . meh. I don't even remember anything about this book. I think it was . . . fine? I didn't hate it. But I felt no impetus to continue the series, and now I can't remember anything that happened e...

I liked this book quite a bit. The journal style gives the story personality and feeling, as you go on this crazy adventure with Claidi. Only book 1 and I'm already wishing her a happy ending. Very easy, enjoyable read. (Argul fo' LIFE)

I loved this book. I first picked it up because of the beautiful cover and then I loved the idea of a girl in a poor position escaping from the horrible place to be free and travel. But don't worry this is not a poor Cinderella who was rescued by a prince and lives happily ever after. No this is story is filled with adventure, surprises, betrayal and true love. In fact this isn't a Cinderella story at all but a world filled with wonder and magic :).

I am going to write this review for the entire series instead of writing a review for each one. This series will always be so close to my heart. I don't remember how or where I discovered it when I was younger (early teens probably) but I loved this series so much, I read the entire thing again not long after first reading it. Being so young it was my first taste of the Dystopian novel, and I was fascinated. Looking back, I am still awed by what an impact these books made in my life and in my ow...

I had to push myself to finish this book, and then the following books, simply to find out what happens. Worse, I think the ending of the first book was better than the ending of the series. So unless you absolutely adore it, don't go beyond the first book. Wolf Tower is a very odd, confusing read. While the storyline is very good, and also very creative, the different cultures and towns she comes to are so bizarre that you are left wondering where in the world the author came up with it all. I

I cannot precisely recall when I first read this book. I was probably around 13 or 14 years old. I've been going through my bookshelves lately and re-reading old favorites. I hadn't picked up the Claidi Journals in years, but reading it again was like snuggling up with a warm blanket. The books are written in journal form from Claidi and you (the reader) are her trusted confidante. A very fresh take on YA Fantasy, you run along with Claidi's adventures from her great escape from The House to her...

I read this years ago but this is what I remember.This book, while there was definitely nothing wrong with it, just never grabbed my interest.I was fairly bored with everyone and everything that went on.Even though it was set up as a diary, which usually annoys me, this one was well done so I didn't really mind.I liked Claidi to a point. At times she would have a funny quip or a good moment but I never really cared.The romance was just...there? They could end up together or they could not. I did...

I was pleasantly surprised by the vivid imagery. It reminded me a little of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. There was a mildly tiresome romantic triangle, but I enjoyed the prose enough to excuse it (mostly). I would have loved this as a teenager fifteen years ago. Wolf Tower was a random Goodreads suggestion I picked up for light bedtime reading and it exceeded my expectations, so I guess I'll check those out more often now.

I enjoyed this book immensely when I was younger, and for a while after but, as an adult, (and not having read it for years) I’m not sure how much enjoyment I would get out of it these days. I believe I would still enjoy it, but just not as much as when I was still young. It was written for young adults, and therefore (probably) best enjoyed by them.That being said…I liked the way it was told through diary entries. I’ve noticed that this doesn’t always work in books, as sometimes the writing see...