A review by cheye13
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce

adventurous mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The speed of this series is truly breakneck and I remember thinking that as a child as well. Alanna ages so quickly, it feels like she's Suddenly An Adult here. This one also throws in a bunch of new culture and politics that I don't think we're previously based one, relying a lot on a one-to-one with real world western medieval culture that I'm not sure I've ever really liked in fantasy. I just wish this cool story had a little more room to breathe.