Actual Rating: 3.5 out of 5 starsIn the Hand of the Goddess is the sequel to Alanna: The First Adventure, one of my new favorite classic fantasies from this year. Naturally, I was anxious to keep going with this series and see what adventures Alanna would get up to this time around. I listened to t...
March's Reading Challenge ~ Go Forth!This month you will read:1 ~ a book with character(s) who travel.2 ~ a book that takes place in a different country from where you live.3 ~ a book that takes place in the future.4 ~ a book you read at a place other than your home. This was another prompt that wa...
Alanna is still disguised as a boy and now a squire to Prince Jonathan. They are best friends and Jonathan is one of the few people that know Alanna's secret.But when Jonathan is threatened by a very powerful and mysterious sorcerer, Alanna realizes it'll take all she knows to protect Jonathan. I re...
This is the second book in the series--you should read Alanna: The First Adventure first if you haven't already. I read in Pierce's Tortall and Other Lands that what became the Song of the Lioness quartet was originally one long novel, her first, meant for the adult fantasy market that got broken up...
I liked In the Hand of the Goddess more than Alanna; the First Adventure.I liked how Alanna's character became more complex as she grew up and I enjoyed reading about her. I enjoyed how simply the plot of this book had more going on in it- it was more interesting than the first book. Jonathan is swe...
I was disappointed in the way both George and Jonathan responded to Alanna's secret. They promised her nothing would change, but then both of them kissed her - when she told them to stop! - and we're supposed to take that as soo romantic. It's icky and boring.
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