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A review by kayteeem
Closer to Home by Mercedes Lackey
3.0
Never trust a wedding feast in a fantasy book.
Even though I read these because I want stories where good triumphs and evil gets its comeuppance, I find myself wishing that the characters were more nuanced, and not so purely Good and Evil. Won't stop me from getting the next book in the series, though.
If you read Mercedes Lackey, you'll know exactly what to expect when you open the first book of a new Valdemar sub-series. And it's here. Good and Evil, the place of women in Valdemaran society, a girl moving from a protected sphere toward a wider world, Companions, cute animals, straightforward plots, a dash or two of evil behavior, and a setup for the rest of the series.
Even though I read these because I want stories where good triumphs and evil gets its comeuppance, I find myself wishing that the characters were more nuanced, and not so purely Good and Evil. Won't stop me from getting the next book in the series, though.
If you read Mercedes Lackey, you'll know exactly what to expect when you open the first book of a new Valdemar sub-series. And it's here. Good and Evil, the place of women in Valdemaran society, a girl moving from a protected sphere toward a wider world, Companions, cute animals, straightforward plots, a dash or two of evil behavior, and a setup for the rest of the series.