Gratuitous Literary Posting (TM) - Childrens' Fantasy Division

I see we've landed on a Harry Potter discussion link-thingy over at the Puffington Host. It so happens that I still have not read a single one of these books nor seen any of the movies. As I remarked in comments over at Beth's place t'other day, this is becoming a source of perverse pride for me. Yes, many people think I'm quite strange, but I take my fun as I find it.

(Oh, btw, I heard that the real ending of the latest book has Dumbledore leaving Harry for dead on the edge of a lava field after a climactic battle between them. Voldemort comes along and nurses Harry back to health, replacing much of his body with magical cyborg components. I can't believe this is the end of the series, as the thing just reeks of "sequel" to me.)

Aaaaanyhoo, what I really wanted to note is that the Llama-ettes have fallen in love recently with another series, The Enchanged Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede. The first of these is called Dealing With Dragons:

I haven't focused much on it myself, but it appears to be a reworking of the standard fairy-tale formula so as to make the heroine princess all unconventional and empowered n' stuff. This sounds a bit yeesh as I type it, but really the writing, at least what I've heard, isn't too obnoxious or strident, but instead is good-humored and gentle.

The gels, as I say, are quite enthusiastic, so much so that they are both reading the book and listening to it on tape simultaniously.

So how about it, orgle fans? Is this a good thing or what?