A review by wildflowerbrew
Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce

adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

this was one of my favourite books as a child so i was incredibly happy to return to it - the worldbuilding and plot do not disappoint, i found it utterly enchanting. 

my issue however
is daine and numair’s relationship - i know it’s not in this book but it reminded me that it occurs later in the series. it bothers me for 2 reasons
1. i wish we could just have an iconic female lead who didn’t have a love interest. i always wished this for daine growing up as i related to her so heavily
2. most importantly, the age gap and power dynamic are just so grim. there was no need to make daine under 18, writing a student/teacher thing is murky enough ground (personally really dislike this in anything) bc of the power imbalance but making her so young is unnecessary. i didn’t pick up on it as a kid but revisiting this now, im just eugh.
 
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