by Patricia C. Wrede
I wasn't a huge fan of The Thirteenth Child, but it was an easy and interesting enough read. I hoped the sequel would improve upon the first and really find its voice (which was also a point of the first that I felt was lacking), but it didn't. It did accomplish one thing for me though, I've decided...
Such a treat to go straight from THIRTEENTH CHILD to this book, though now the wait for THE FAR WEST seems cruel and unusual. Wrede does a brilliant job further developing Eff and her loveable supporting characters, and I particularly liked the tone of self-discover that continues to run deep and w...
I was rather disappointed in this installment of the Frontier Magic series. The Rothmer's live in the middle of the United States sometime after the Civil War but before people started moving west. There is a magical barrier that protects the settlers from the magical and non-magical creatures tha...
Enjoyable. Slow moving in parts. Very excited to read the next installment.
3 - 3.5 starsExcellent sequel/ middle story. Forward movement for Eff's character. She is growing up, deciding what she wants to do with her life, learning what she wants out of a relationship, continues to work on overcoming her low self-esteem and difficulties with magic. (Given how crucial those ...
Second in the Frontier Magic series. My reaction to these is a little odd, because I keep expecting something really big to happen, and then it never quite seems to materialize. I mean, it’s fine–not every book needs a huge finale, and these are a bit more intimate in scope. And I do like Eff a lot....
This story continues Thirteenth Child and follows it closely in time. Lan is away at a magical college back East and Eff is finishing Upper School and thinking about her future. She decides that she wants to continue working with Professor Jeffries and the menagerie at the Northern Plains College. H...
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