A review by bibliophilecats
Magic Steps by Tamora Pierce

adventurous dark 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? No

5.0

Liked
- Sandry's development
- Paco (though he was a little annoying - then again, he is just twelve years old)
- the murder mystery
- the new kinds of magic
- the secondary characters, even the grumpy or evil ones were well enough fleshed out and not over the top ridiculous.

The only little complaint I have is that is all goes by so quickly - but that is likely due to it being middle grade and from a time when middle grade books weren't permitted to be long.