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Daja's Book by Tamora Pierce

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jenhurst's review against another edition

4.0

I really like Daja as a character. Seeing a badass woman and having her magic be a male dominated profession is incredibly refreshing to see. She’s the one who’s no nonsense and always reliable. Daja’s magic manifests in smithing and her teacher is frostpine. They have a great relationship. I just felt like this book is the least memorable of the bunch. I did appreciate her confronting her trader past though.

mkhare's review against another edition

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4.0

4.25 stars. My favourite so far!

bluehiraeth's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

gossy's review against another edition

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3.0

The theme of reaping bloody consequences continues, it seems! Though in this case the kids mostly get to observe another's folly rather than making their own mess, hah.

This one didn’t have quite the impact that I remembered, but I still liked it quite a bit. It was fun to spend more personal time with the mentors, and lovely to see Daja reclaim some of her roots—both internal and cultural.