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pandagirlmb's review against another edition
3.0
this book was...interesting. it took awhile for me to get into it because it's definitely a certain kind of high fantasy that has overwrought dialogue and reactions from characters, but once i adjusted to that, reading it got easier.
i appreciated that this was a story about three sisters on a journey to fulfill their great destinies. it's not one you see a lot in fantasy and i did like how the authors worked to show the women changing on their journeys without losing the foundation of their characters. i especially appreciated this in the writing of anigel, as she was considered the weakest of the three but her cowardice and inability to commit to action is not conflated with her kindness and compassion.
there is a decent amount of heterosexual nonsense in this, especially with the prince of the invading kingdom. but in general, it wasn't excessive and really only annoyed me at the very end as i felt parts of that weren't earned by the storytelling.
also, there is some REALLY suspect stuff going on with how the native people of Ruwenda are discussed and treated by the narrative. like, they are all happy to serve their overlords and have less right to their own land than the humans. sooo...yeah.
when i picked this up, marion summer bradley's history had slipped my mind. i even evaluated each author mentally because i knew it was a woman fantasy author, but obviously forgot who exactly it was. so i wouldn't recommend this to anyone based on that fact.
overall, i enjoyed reading the book for what it is, but i probably won't remember much of it within a few years.
i appreciated that this was a story about three sisters on a journey to fulfill their great destinies. it's not one you see a lot in fantasy and i did like how the authors worked to show the women changing on their journeys without losing the foundation of their characters. i especially appreciated this in the writing of anigel, as she was considered the weakest of the three but her cowardice and inability to commit to action is not conflated with her kindness and compassion.
there is a decent amount of heterosexual nonsense in this, especially with the prince of the invading kingdom. but in general, it wasn't excessive and really only annoyed me at the very end as i felt parts of that weren't earned by the storytelling.
also, there is some REALLY suspect stuff going on with how the native people of Ruwenda are discussed and treated by the narrative. like, they are all happy to serve their overlords and have less right to their own land than the humans. sooo...yeah.
when i picked this up, marion summer bradley's history had slipped my mind. i even evaluated each author mentally because i knew it was a woman fantasy author, but obviously forgot who exactly it was. so i wouldn't recommend this to anyone based on that fact.
overall, i enjoyed reading the book for what it is, but i probably won't remember much of it within a few years.
alyssab's review against another edition
3.0
I consider this fluffy princess story one of my guilty pleasures. High on calories, zero nutrition, shamelessly and unabashedly Mary-Sue driven. I re-read it sometimes when I don't want to be required to think, and have myself a good laugh at the deliberate High Fantasy stereotypes.
ronpayne's review against another edition
2.0
I should probably reread this for a more accurate rating.
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