Des magiers leerling (De kronieken van Bridei, #1)
ISBN:
9789021008165 (9021008165)
Publish date: 2009
Publisher: Poema Pocket
Pages no: 590
Edition language: Dutch
Series: The Bridei Chronicles (#1)
(review originally posted on my livejournal account: http://intoyourlungs.livejournal.com/13707.html)I've heard of Juliet Marillier before, but only really in passing. I've heard more of less good things about her, but not much about this book in particular, so I was mildly looking forward to readin...
I rounding my rating up to a 3, but only because it's Marillier. I'm a huge fan of her Sevenwaters trilogy; after reading the reviews, I ended up buying The Dark Mirror used. I agree with a lot of what has been said here: this book may not be bad as far as general fantasy is concerned, but for Maril...
This book was a little slow for me. I enjoyed Tuala's POV but seemed to lose interest when it got to Bridei's. In many instances, the book reminded me a lot of Mists of Avalon, which is probably why I stayed with it to the end. The story is different than in Mists, but they share a lot of the same t...
The premise for The Dark Mirror is deceptively simple - groom a young boy to be king. Oh but what an epic adventure this is and it's only the beginning. You would think this would be a simple thing to accomplish - teach a boy what he needs to know in order to rule a country. But no, the Gods inte...
I picked up this book and it's sequel, The Blade of Fortriu, because I had read Marillier's Sevenwaters Trilogy. I am happy I did! This was just as entertaining and engaging as her Sevenwaters Trilogy. That being said...I recommend Sevenwaters over this one, but you should still enjoy these two.
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