Attending the "Dark Morris" dance, young witch Tiffany Aching finds herself inextricably drawn to participate. The Wintersmith, the mysterious personification of winter, mistakes her for the Summer Lady and kind of gets a crush on Tiffany. Now faced with the prospect of endless Winter, Tiffany has to solve the problem of the Wintersmith with the help of Granny Weatherwax, the Nac Mac Feegles, and her friend - and potential love interest - Roland (Tiffany is 13 after all and is beginning to develop feelings for boys although she won't admit it). On top of this, the elder witch Miss Treason dies, leaving her cottage to Annagramma, but it's up to the more skilled Tiffany to help Annagramma succeed as the local witch. This is another clever, amusing, and well-told tale from Discworld. ( )

It was wonderful to read about an Elemental attempting to become a human. The descriptions in this one were some of my favourites, too. They were full of a deep awareness and affection for the seasons. And I love the way Tiffany and her friends help Ana Grammar learn REAL witchcraft. ( )

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I absolutely love the Tiffany Aching series of books. If you have not done so, do yourself a favor and read them (beginning with [b:The Wee Free Men|34494|The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)|Terry Pratchett|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1443764106s/34494.jpg|62580]), or even better listen to them on audiobook). ( )

I really haven't read a bad Terry Pratchett novel yet (seriously) and as a huge fan of the Discworld series I wondered whether his books aimed at a younger audience would still would entertain me. As my wife is a HUGE fan of the Tiffany Aching series, I took a chance and golly, I was blown away. I LOVE THE TIFFANY ACHING SERIES. I'm happy to say that the same energetic and lighthearted but deep storytelling is present in this book. The book tells the adventure of Tiffany Aching, a witch in training who accidentally gains the affection of none other than The Wintersmith himself and whilst fighting off the demi-God's ill attempts at romance must also cope with the local community who rely on witches to solve their everyday troubles. I love how Pratchett can affirm humanity and living in so many ways whether it is Tiffany telling The Wintersmith why he could never be human or Miss Treason's touching death and funeral (which seem strikingly similar to an Christian Orthodox funeral and prayers to saints) at age 111, though she gave it as 113, worrying the former sounded a bit too cutesy (and also like a certain Hobbit). ( )