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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
Daine helps forge an alliance between humans, Immortals, and animals, while learning more about the extent of her powers.
On my first read, this was my least favourite of the series. Now that I’m older, I realize this one was very fun. The rag tag group inspiring the events that unfold, the union of characters, and little Maura all become fast favourites.
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
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:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
rereading this for the who knows what number of times but this time with an audiobook from the library.
the level of gleeful nostalgia this brings me is a little out of control. I love it so much. it brings back so many memories of my teenage youth in the 90s, curled up in bed for hours with tamora pierce.
the level of gleeful nostalgia this brings me is a little out of control. I love it so much. it brings back so many memories of my teenage youth in the 90s, curled up in bed for hours with tamora pierce.
adventurous
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Initial thoughts:
Slow at times, like the characters, good ending.
So, I want to start with the ending, or climax, (spoiler-free, I promise). The main problem I’ve had with Tamora Pierce’s books is the endings. So, essentially what she’s done in the previous books I’ve read (the first in this series and the song of the lioness series) is it’s a huge climax and it’s all exciting and everything and there’s a whole buildup and then it’s just eh. This one didn’t do that, sure there was a fight but it was done in a way that was glossed over like the others, however, it didn’t feel unfulfilling. The way she wrapped up the whole plot was done (in my opinion) better than all the ones before it and I really liked it.
I have one problem with the story presentation is that it’s 344 pages long and there’s only 10 chapters. Personally, I like more chapters so I can have more breaks and not feel like I’ve just stopped mid-scene. To explain, if I’m reading during lunch-break at school and the bell suddenly rings, I can quickly finish my chapter and that’s that. I can’t do that with this book and I am aware it’s a first world problem, but I would want it split up into more parts. (This problem also annoyed me in Veronica Roth’s ‘Four’).
It also dragged multiple times in the middle and I found my attention slipping quite a bit. It started and ended well, though.
Something I really appreciated was the characters from the first series- they were still them and their characters are still there without taking up all the space in the room. It felt like a fan service to have them there and prominent, but also not falling into the trap of becoming the main characters of the story again.
Overall, it dragged quite a bit, but if you can get past that, I personally believe the characters and ending were superb and I’m definitely going to read the next book.
Slow at times, like the characters, good ending.
So, I want to start with the ending, or climax, (spoiler-free, I promise). The main problem I’ve had with Tamora Pierce’s books is the endings. So, essentially what she’s done in the previous books I’ve read (the first in this series and the song of the lioness series) is it’s a huge climax and it’s all exciting and everything and there’s a whole buildup and then it’s just eh. This one didn’t do that, sure there was a fight but it was done in a way that was glossed over like the others, however, it didn’t feel unfulfilling. The way she wrapped up the whole plot was done (in my opinion) better than all the ones before it and I really liked it.
I have one problem with the story presentation is that it’s 344 pages long and there’s only 10 chapters. Personally, I like more chapters so I can have more breaks and not feel like I’ve just stopped mid-scene. To explain, if I’m reading during lunch-break at school and the bell suddenly rings, I can quickly finish my chapter and that’s that. I can’t do that with this book and I am aware it’s a first world problem, but I would want it split up into more parts. (This problem also annoyed me in Veronica Roth’s ‘Four’).
It also dragged multiple times in the middle and I found my attention slipping quite a bit. It started and ended well, though.
Something I really appreciated was the characters from the first series- they were still them and their characters are still there without taking up all the space in the room. It felt like a fan service to have them there and prominent, but also not falling into the trap of becoming the main characters of the story again.
Overall, it dragged quite a bit, but if you can get past that, I personally believe the characters and ending were superb and I’m definitely going to read the next book.