A review by tani
First Test by Tamora Pierce

4.0

Once upon a time, I started reading Tamora Pierce's Alanna books. I'd been hearing all over the place how good they were, so I thought I'd give them a try. Well, I wasn't really thrilled. Sure, the premise was fun. Sure, the characters were interesting. But the thing, I just didn't like Alanna that much.

So, for the longest time, I kind of forgot about Tamora Pierce. As I'm learning recently, this was a mistake. First, I ended up reading the Circle of Magic series, which I loved. Then this. I really enjoyed First Test. So much so, in fact, that I'm thinking of running out tomorrow and picking up the next couple books. Kel is a great character and I had a lot of fun reading about her adventures. I keep thinking that I should stop wasting time reading all these young adult things when I have so many other books just waiting to be read, but then I read things like this and change my mind. I guess I'll be sticking with my young adult interest for a while longer. :)