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sgreen2307's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing...loved how she was able to see her parents again after everything she'd been through. Her and NUmair finally get together which is awesome.
mkhare's review against another edition
DNF’d at page 74. I just don’t care enough about this series to finish this last book, especially with this new setting. This is Pierce’s second published series, and her writing style here is not yet something that I enjoy. Her first series, Song of the Lioness, had a lot of problems/plot holes that I found frustrating, but this series just feels quite dull and awkwardly written overall. When recommending Pierce’s books (which I still do) I always recommend her later series first, despite how the characters/events overlap. The Protector of the Small and The Circle of Magic (which doesn’t link to those books set in Tortall) are my favourite series. I would only recommend reading The Song of the Lioness if you want some overall character/world context (centring around Alanna, King Jonathan etc), and The Immortals series if you’re curious about Daine’s origin (but I was personally content with the backstory I got about her in TPotS).
keykraft's review against another edition
3.0
Written as well as the others, but loses a star for the PEDO AGE GAP, YIKES! (I like age gap stories but not like this.)
thereadandseek's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
wondereads13's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I'd probably place this series as my second favorite of the Tortall books; I feel like it gets overlooked, which is quite unfair because Daine's magic is just so interesting. This particular book completes the story very well, and it also involves the main romantic pairing getting together, which I enjoyed far more than I thought. Things fell into place a little too easily for my tastes, but it's overall a very good conclusion.
stitchinthyme's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
krw3's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Favorite as a child. It's still a favorite now.
kberry513's review against another edition
4.0
While I still love this book, I find Daine's relationship with Numair a lot squickier than I did when I read this as a child. They do sort of address it and Tortall is a medieval type society where the big age difference is more normalized, but still. I also didn't love the voice actor for Numair, so that could have affected my feelings too