We are nearing the end of A Hatful of Sky which I admit is a little bit sad because it really is a fun book and spending time in Tiffany’s world is an enjoyable way to spend the evening!

If you haven’t read this book before then you might want to avoid the rest of the post in case of spoilers and if you haven’t read any of the Tiffany Aching series I really do recommend them.

This week’s questions are provided by Andrea at Little Red Reviewer so stop on over and take a look and also don’t forget to call in at Dab of Darkness to check out the discussion there.

I got a chuckle out of Tiffany’s visit to ZakZak’s shop, especially the bit about the different styles of witch hats. What kind of witchy goodies would YOU buy there?

It’s a funny shop for sure – I was imagining what it would be like if all your books had eyes set in the middle – you’d have a constant stack of books rolling their eyes at you in disgust because you’d not picked them up yet!  Mmm, now what to buy, well I’m low on eye of newt, not to mention tongue of dog (*eyes up her two dogs sat innocently on the rug in front of the fire*).  This is a tough one.  I genuinely don’t know – perhaps a crystal ball – it would be useful to see into the future!  Or a broomstick – flying around would be such a stress reliever!

Inside Tiffany’s head might be the strangest place the Feegle have ever been. What did you think of Pratchett’s imagery of her mind, and of her safe place?

Yet again I thought this was really well done by Pratchett.  A really dark and quiet place – which given that most of Tiffany was absent I guess it would be.  I liked that it was everything that she felt comfortable with, the shack, the green rolling hills, the horse, and the absolute hush made it all the more chilling because it sort of embodied everything about Tiffany but without her being present.  I thought her safe place was a really good idea and hadn’t guessed what was going on at all.  I loved it when she rose up out of the hill and squished the hiver!

Poor Miss Level. Do you think she’ll ever recover from what happened to her? How is this going to change her relationship with Tiffany? 

Well, given her own natural kindly nature I think Miss Level won’t hold this against Tiffany.  I also think she may come to think of it as a blessing in disguise.  She still has the extra pair of hands but without the duplicate body – which was a bit odd – and hopefully she will get more respect from the villagers now as they’ll think she’s more ‘witchy’!

In the discussion Tiffany has with Mistress Weatherwax at the end of chapter 9, Weatherwax gives Tiffany some very important information about how to be a witch. Who would you rather study with to become a witch? Weatherwax or Level?

Miss Weatherwax is certainly a very interesting character and I can’t deny it.  That being said Miss Level is obviously good to study with due to her natural compassion and care for others.  Again, not sure about this one.  Part of me thinks Weatherwax but then the sensible side says that Level is a really good starting point to teach a bit of humility – perhaps I could go to Weatherwax for a masterclass!

Any thoughts on how the story might end? Do you think the Hiver is gone for good?

I don’t think the Hiver has gone yet.  It’s creeping about for sure.  I have this weird feeling there’s going to be a showdown.