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A review by robotnik
Wolf-Speaker by Tamora Pierce
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-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? No
3.0
Wolf Speaker continues Daine's story after Wild Magic, taking place at roughly a year afterwards since she's now fourteen. While traveling with her teacher, Numair, and her adopted dragon daughter, Kitten, she encounters a couple of the wolves who had helped her back when she had to flee her hometown. The valley they live in now is being destroyed by the humans who live there, and they want Daine's help to put an end to it.
I find Wolf Speaker as one of those entries in a series where, it's good, but sort of forgettable in a way. Out of all the books in The Immortals, it's probably my least favorite. Maybe even my least favorite with the Tortall books. Not to say it isn't a good book, which it is, but it just doesn't have the same oomph as some of the others.
My favorite thing about Wolf Speaker is the introduction of some of the new immortals. Coldfangs, basilisks and ogres all make their first appearance here. It also introduces one of my favorite characters in The Immortals quartet, which is Rikash, the Stormwing.
Since Numair is put out of most of the action midway through or so, we get to see Daine handling things on her own, which is interesting since there's a lot more to her wild magic than even Numair realized. Her treatment of Maura's initial fear of the wolves is kind of annoying (not everyone can be hunky dory with wolves all of a sudden, especially when you're raised not to be) and her self-righteousness of that and the Stormwings honestly just makes her look like a jerkass, but it's little flaws like this that make Daine an interesting character.
Overall, Wolf Speaker is good. Not the best, but good, and still a solid read.
I find Wolf Speaker as one of those entries in a series where, it's good, but sort of forgettable in a way. Out of all the books in The Immortals, it's probably my least favorite. Maybe even my least favorite with the Tortall books. Not to say it isn't a good book, which it is, but it just doesn't have the same oomph as some of the others.
My favorite thing about Wolf Speaker is the introduction of some of the new immortals. Coldfangs, basilisks and ogres all make their first appearance here. It also introduces one of my favorite characters in The Immortals quartet, which is Rikash, the Stormwing.
Since Numair is put out of most of the action midway through or so, we get to see Daine handling things on her own, which is interesting since there's a lot more to her wild magic than even Numair realized. Her treatment of Maura's initial fear of the wolves is kind of annoying (not everyone can be hunky dory with wolves all of a sudden, especially when you're raised not to be) and her self-righteousness of that and the Stormwings honestly just makes her look like a jerkass, but it's little flaws like this that make Daine an interesting character.
Overall, Wolf Speaker is good. Not the best, but good, and still a solid read.