A review by matttruss
Terrier by Tamora Pierce

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a nice addition to the Tortall universe.  It was quite interesting to get a deeper dive into the history of this world.  It's interesting that we go from this point of time with Lady Knights and slavery being a thing to future books where Alanna breaks the mold in becoming a Lady Knight and slavery is outlawed.  There is a huge class discrepancy in this period of time in Tortall as well and I'm very curious to see how things change over the course of this trilogy and what answers we get as to how things evolved.  

This is told through journal entries, which is a very fun way Pierce gets to bring Beka's character to life.  The atmosphere is built up so well as TP really gets to use a lengthy novel to her advantage.  The story is a twist on law enforcement and while many aspects are quite problematic, I have hope that Pierce will use this to show how far Tortall has come and point out these issues along the way.  History is messy and it's what we learn from it that matters.
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