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redentrapy's review against another edition
5.0
This is my favorite Tamora Pierce series. The characters are well written and deep. The plot line is interesting and keeps you wanting to read more. I loved the characterization. You fall in love with all the characters and wish you could truly meet them and get to know them. I love the relationship between Daine and Numair. Numair is her mentor. The one who teaches her everything. How to trust, how to heal others, herself, and animals, how to make friends and a lot of other stuff. The creatures are also fun. You get the perspective of animals and how and why they do things. Even immortals and mythical creatures are interesting and fun in this book. I love Daine and how she grows up. The fighting is exciting and you understand where everyone is coming from and thinking of in any given time.
annamariahz's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
mzmegara's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-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? It's complicated
4.25
kara_ash's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
ladypalutena's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I don't know what it is about this book that made it harder to get into than the Song of the Lioness or the Protector of the Small series, but it was hard to get into this one. It took me several days to listen to it, and even then, I had a hard time following Dain's story. She's angry at the world and angry at everyone, even if she is being taken care of by some of the best people in the country of Tortall. She is being trained, and she refuses to take anything the older mages to heart, and ends up trying to kill herself (accidentally, to be sure) several times throughout the book. You just want to shake her.
I think I'll take a break from this one and move back to the Protector of the Small series.
I think I'll take a break from this one and move back to the Protector of the Small series.
bequavious's review against another edition
5.0
All my little kid dreams of magic and animals and the heroine I wanted to be! <3
ashleycee's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
4.75
lyndsiamanda's review against another edition
4.0
Daine is my favorite character in this universe. She's young, she's spunky, she's everything I wish I could have been when I was a kid, with the addition of having the gift with animals. Just...yes
natmaslow's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0