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Calling on Dragons
by Patricia C. Wrede
Those evil wizards are at it again and now they've managed to steal the sword that protects the Enchanted Forest. Mendanbar has to stay in the Forest for some magical reason (I can't remember exactly what right now), so Cimorene has to leave to find the sword (because only a member of the royal family of the Enchanted Forest can wield the sword, or something). She's accompanied by Morwen, a couple of Morwen's cats, Telemain, Kazul and an enchanted rabbit named Killer, who provides the majority of the comic relief, or rather what's supposed to be comic relief but just ended up being awfully annoying. We get it. He's always hungry. Next!
This one felt a bit less engaging than the last two. There was still a quest and plenty of magic, but it just felt a little flat to me. There was less interaction between Cimorene and Kazul and between Cimorene and Mendanbar. The conversations weren't as sparklingly witty. The new characters introduced (Brendal, a fire-witch, and Arona Michealear Grinogion Vamist, a magical fundamentalist in league with the wizards) weren't particularly interesting or developed beyond cardboard cut-out depth.
As others have mentioned, there's quite the cliffhanger and a definite lack of resolution at the end. Maybe I'll feel differently after reading the fourth and final book.
My oldest son disagrees with me and says this was the best one yet. I'm going to chalk that up to youthful enthusiasm for the latest story read. :)
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This one felt a bit less engaging than the last two. There was still a quest and plenty of magic, but it just felt a little flat to me. There was less interaction between Cimorene and Kazul and between Cimorene and Mendanbar. The conversations weren't as sparklingly witty. The new characters introduced (Brendal, a fire-witch, and Arona Michealear Grinogion Vamist, a magical fundamentalist in league with the wizards) weren't particularly interesting or developed beyond cardboard cut-out depth.
As others have mentioned, there's quite the cliffhanger and a definite lack of resolution at the end. Maybe I'll feel differently after reading the fourth and final book.
My oldest son disagrees with me and says this was the best one yet. I'm going to chalk that up to youthful enthusiasm for the latest story read. :)
For more book reviews, come visit my blog, Build Enough Bookshelves.