A review by nithya_natalya
Magic Steps by Tamora Pierce

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

I was always a big fan of Tamora Pierce as a kid, and wanted to revisit her work. Wowowow did I pick the wrong novel. Of all the things she could have written as a fantasy writer, she decided to go with two white saviors trying to stop murderous brown people from being sneaky and evil? And don't even get me started on the fact that the main kid is basically from a family of cops. I guess it's sweet that he dances. But a dancing cop is still a cop. Like truly the vibe is very much war on drugs, thinly veiled as fantasy. Big yikes. 
I'm giving it two stars because the writing itself is still pretty solid/engaging. It's just, wow—Tamora was really unaware when she wrote this.