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Talia, die Hüterin by Mercedes Lackey

5 reviews

kurumipanda's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Enjoyable as a continuation of Talia’s story. It’s quite cozy and slice of life, as far as high fantasy goes, though with more tension/anxiety than the first book. Enjoyable character relationships, not much of an overarching plot, and the pacing lost me a bit at the end, where it dragged even as the story jumped rapidly between seasons. 
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blacksphinx's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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micheala's review against another edition

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3.0

Disappointingly, I enjoyed this one much less then book 1. 

90% of the issues that occur in this book come down to refusal to communicate (which might just be my least favourite trope ever) and the other 10% is due to trusting gossip over forming your own judgement of a person. 

Honestly, if I hadn't enjoyed book 1 so much, I would have DNF'd this around the 45-50% mark, that's how annoying the refusal to communicate was. 

This also comes with some pretty hefty content warnings of thoughts of suicide, rape, death of an infant, and power imbalance (sexual relationship between mentor and mentee) 


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seanml's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Mercedes is wild for this one. Arrows of the Queen, the first entry in this LONG series, was fairly simple and unassuming - it seemed like Mercedes Lackey wanted to write a happy novel about a magic girl and her magic horse. And then the sequel takes every little bizarre quirk from the first book and dials it up to eleven. There is occasional swearing of the misogynistic kind, blood, intense mental trauma, spurts of domestic violence, and sex scenes that tell you EVERYTHING, just using the vaguest language possible. Keep in mind - this is a series billed as young adult with a nicely drawn magic horse and a girl in a cape on the cover. Although it's not always the most entertaining, and the characterization isn't impeccable (It's 1987 YA fantasy), this book begrudgingly earned my respect. When the adult themes appeared out of the blue I thought they were bizarre and far too extreme, but then I realized - what better way to introduce adult concepts to children than IN a fantasy world? Where the main characters have a safe place to turn, and where things work out in the end. I'm surprised at its efficacy - especially since this book was largely talking and walking more than it was fantastical action sequences. 7.5/10.
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inferiorwit's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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