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A review by joannaautumn
The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
3.0
In case you missed my review on book one , which has all of my thoughts on the beginning of the series.
As I said in that review, book two is more interesting both plot-wise and in the character development portion. Here we see Tarran actually recognizing his mistakes and working on making things right in the future.
We also have a trope I enjoyed since I was a kid and my mom was reading me fairy tales in bed: three witches in a cabin with a deal for the main adventurer.
Besides that, we have a healthy dose of realism in form of political betrayal – a good start for future Joe Abercrombie fans.
In conclusion: Not bad for a middle-grade fantasy book, would read it again.
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That one passage about squirrels saving food for later reminded me of elementary school essays of Autumn - silly and unnecessary.
As I said in that review, book two is more interesting both plot-wise and in the character development portion. Here we see Tarran actually recognizing his mistakes and working on making things right in the future.
We also have a trope I enjoyed since I was a kid and my mom was reading me fairy tales in bed: three witches in a cabin with a deal for the main adventurer.
Besides that, we have a healthy dose of realism in form of political betrayal – a good start for future Joe Abercrombie fans.
In conclusion: Not bad for a middle-grade fantasy book, would read it again.
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That one passage about squirrels saving food for later reminded me of elementary school essays of Autumn - silly and unnecessary.