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A review by toggle_fow
The Realms of the Gods by Tamora Pierce
adventurous
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Well, we made it. The third book in this series is the best one.
It's amazing how much Tamora Pierce manages to leave out while writing extremely slow-paced books. You'd think given how much time we spend with Daine just dwelling on details, we'd know about everything that's going on. Instead there's an apparently longstanding epic war happening, and we're fixated on the daily events of Daine and Numair's plodding road trip through the Divine Realms.
To be fair, that's still enjoyable. But in most ways this book is like its predecessors. Some fighting, lots of shape-changing, a decent amount of journeying and sitting around. I like the darkings, so they were an improvement over the usual pocket animal companions.
Also, can I just say that it's a bold move to have a just-turned-sixteen-year-old apprentice get with her thirty-year-old teacher? I like Numair and Daine but like, who signed off on that?
It's amazing how much Tamora Pierce manages to leave out while writing extremely slow-paced books. You'd think given how much time we spend with Daine just dwelling on details, we'd know about everything that's going on. Instead there's an apparently longstanding epic war happening, and we're fixated on the daily events of Daine and Numair's plodding road trip through the Divine Realms.
To be fair, that's still enjoyable. But in most ways this book is like its predecessors. Some fighting, lots of shape-changing, a decent amount of journeying and sitting around. I like the darkings, so they were an improvement over the usual pocket animal companions.
Also, can I just say that it's a bold move to have a just-turned-sixteen-year-old apprentice get with her thirty-year-old teacher? I like Numair and Daine but like, who signed off on that?