I'm so glad I was able to find an eBook copy of this duology, making it ever so easy to re-read a book that time has pretty much erased from my memory. I enjoyed this revisiting enormously, and realized again why this book doesn't pop up more often on my re-read rotation. Mel's temper and stubborn...
Originally two novels, Crown Duel and Court Duel, this was an enjoyable YA fantasy featuring Countess Meliara, a plucky heroine reminiscent of many of Tamora Pierce's YA heroines.In the first novel, Meliara and her brother Bran promise their father on his deathbed that they will lead a revolt agains...
it was just kinda... okay. i liked the main character, but i thought the other characters lacked depth compared to her. i thought it was cool how the author showed both kinds of "duels" in this book: both battles with swords, and the struggle to find a place in society. it was also well-written. how...
Raised in obscurity and poverty, Countess Melaria vows vengeance against the tyrant ruling her country. She and her older brother embark upon an ill-advised guerilla war. Despite the naivete of her side (they consider itching powder in bedding a particularly successful tactic), they drive off the ...
Meliara is everything I dislike in a heroine. She's too quick to rise to temper (and to prejudice) at the slightest provacation, and irrational besides. I remember rolling my eyes a lot while I read. Most of her characters are flat and somewhat cookie cutter. The prose isn't anything close to specia...
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