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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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:
Complicated
Not me crying even though I know what's going to happen.
Review Taken From The Pewter Wolf Reads
***eProof given by UK Publisher, HarperVoyager, via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review/write-up, even though I borrowed and listened to audiobook from local library via BorrowBox***
I was meant to read/audiobook this last year after I blitz a few other Tamora Pierce books ([b:Wild Magic|40096284|Wild Magic (The Immortals, #1)|Tamora Pierce|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1530391142l/40096284._SY75_.jpg|1171314], [b:First Test|52756713|First Test (Protector of the Small, #1)|Tamora Pierce|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567065502l/52756713._SX50_SY75_.jpg|1375705] and [b:Wolf-Speaker|39857741|Wolf-Speaker (The Immortals, #2)|Tamora Pierce|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1539639588l/39857741._SY75_.jpg|1090193] - in this order.), and I did start this. But I put it down round the 30% mark and didn't go back till earlier this week and I thought it would be a good idea to continue from where I left off... yeah, that wasn't my best idea...
The third book in the Immortals Quartet, Daine's wild magic with animals is growing and under the magical care of her teacher, Numair. So when they go to help the Emperor Mage of neighbouring kingdom, Carthak, it's in the hope that they can help smooth international relationships by helping the emperor's ailing birds.
But Carthak's emperor, Ozorne, is charming but treacherous and ruthless and the kingdom is built on the suffering of slaves. And Daine's finds herself a pawn in the game of the mysterious Graveyard Hag...
I keep saying this when I read/audiobook Tamora Pierce that I wished I discovered her when I was much younger. Say in the early teens rather than in my mid-30s, as I think I would have devoured these and treasured all of Tamora Pierce's books. She is very much an author who knows how to write fantasy in a way that feels grounded and have the characters feel real without writing a mammoth of a book. There's something simple yet it sucks you in.
I also think that, as a thirty-something, the writing's a tad simple for me now, hence why I think younger me would have LOVED this!
I think, out of the books in the Immortals Quartet, I liked this a lot more than the second in the series, Wolf Speaker, but less than the first, Wild Magic. I'm in two minds over if I want to read the fourth and final in this series, [b:The Realms of the Gods|40096281|The Realms of the Gods (The Immortals, #4)|Tamora Pierce|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1627486297l/40096281._SY75_.jpg|1112038], as I have heard very mixed things about it. VERY MIXED. However, I do have the first in a prequel series, [b:Tempests and Slaughter|39355203|Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1)|Tamora Pierce|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1526804829l/39355203._SY75_.jpg|23976276], and I am hoping to read that in the next few months.
I do like this book, but I wish I discovered this series when I was much younger...
***eProof given by UK Publisher, HarperVoyager, via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review/write-up, even though I borrowed and listened to audiobook from local library via BorrowBox***
I was meant to read/audiobook this last year after I blitz a few other Tamora Pierce books ([b:Wild Magic|40096284|Wild Magic (The Immortals, #1)|Tamora Pierce|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1530391142l/40096284._SY75_.jpg|1171314], [b:First Test|52756713|First Test (Protector of the Small, #1)|Tamora Pierce|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567065502l/52756713._SX50_SY75_.jpg|1375705] and [b:Wolf-Speaker|39857741|Wolf-Speaker (The Immortals, #2)|Tamora Pierce|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1539639588l/39857741._SY75_.jpg|1090193] - in this order.), and I did start this. But I put it down round the 30% mark and didn't go back till earlier this week and I thought it would be a good idea to continue from where I left off... yeah, that wasn't my best idea...
The third book in the Immortals Quartet, Daine's wild magic with animals is growing and under the magical care of her teacher, Numair. So when they go to help the Emperor Mage of neighbouring kingdom, Carthak, it's in the hope that they can help smooth international relationships by helping the emperor's ailing birds.
But Carthak's emperor, Ozorne, is charming but treacherous and ruthless and the kingdom is built on the suffering of slaves. And Daine's finds herself a pawn in the game of the mysterious Graveyard Hag...
I keep saying this when I read/audiobook Tamora Pierce that I wished I discovered her when I was much younger. Say in the early teens rather than in my mid-30s, as I think I would have devoured these and treasured all of Tamora Pierce's books. She is very much an author who knows how to write fantasy in a way that feels grounded and have the characters feel real without writing a mammoth of a book. There's something simple yet it sucks you in.
I also think that, as a thirty-something, the writing's a tad simple for me now, hence why I think younger me would have LOVED this!
I think, out of the books in the Immortals Quartet, I liked this a lot more than the second in the series, Wolf Speaker, but less than the first, Wild Magic. I'm in two minds over if I want to read the fourth and final in this series, [b:The Realms of the Gods|40096281|The Realms of the Gods (The Immortals, #4)|Tamora Pierce|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1627486297l/40096281._SY75_.jpg|1112038], as I have heard very mixed things about it. VERY MIXED. However, I do have the first in a prequel series, [b:Tempests and Slaughter|39355203|Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, #1)|Tamora Pierce|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1526804829l/39355203._SY75_.jpg|23976276], and I am hoping to read that in the next few months.
I do like this book, but I wish I discovered this series when I was much younger...
adventurous
inspiring
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
adventurous
fast-paced
Again, still as good as the first one. I about *died* of laughter when, after Hysterical.
Spoiler
totally _wrecking_ the palace, Daine says that she "lost her temper"
adventurous
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The Immortals series has grown on me since I first read it in younger years. In this third installment of the quartet readers finally meet the Emperor Mage Ozorne and travel to his realm, Carthak. The tension and threat is palpable from the first pages on, but there is also some comic relief.
I particularly enjoyed Daine's relationships with some of the Carthaki characters and learning more about not only Carthak itself but also Numair's past and the Emperor Mage, whom one could call a man with two faces.
I particularly enjoyed Daine's relationships with some of the Carthaki characters and learning more about not only Carthak itself but also Numair's past and the Emperor Mage, whom one could call a man with two faces.
This and my other reviews can be found at http://amethystbookwyrm.blogspot.co.uk/
Daine, Numair and Alanna journey to Carthak, in the hope that if Daine can heal the Emperor Ozorne prized birds, it will help the peace process between Carthak and Tortall. However, Daine get mixed up in both political and religious situations as the Goddess, the Graveyard Hag, gives her a power which could ruin everything. This series has everything it has magic, action, romance and a story which draws you in and you end up reading, not knowing where the hours have gone. I would recommend this to anyone who likes Sabriel or Eragon.
Daine, Numair and Alanna journey to Carthak, in the hope that if Daine can heal the Emperor Ozorne prized birds, it will help the peace process between Carthak and Tortall. However, Daine get mixed up in both political and religious situations as the Goddess, the Graveyard Hag, gives her a power which could ruin everything. This series has everything it has magic, action, romance and a story which draws you in and you end up reading, not knowing where the hours have gone. I would recommend this to anyone who likes Sabriel or Eragon.