by Tamora Pierce
Most of Pierce's young adult fantasies are set in the land of Tortall, the books featuring a magical circle of friends is the exception. There are two cycles of four novels involving the four friends--Sandry, Briar, Daja--and Tris. The first cycle is known as the Circle of Magic and should be read f...
This is the last in the Circle Opens series which in itself is a spin off of the Circle of Magic series. In the Circle of Magic series, 4 people - Tris, Briar, Daja and Sandry are found to have magical abilities and taken to a school for learning. In the Circle Opens series, each of the four is o...
Took me a long time to read this one, but I loved it.
Tris is the most talented weather mage in generations, but that's just her problem. She's so powerful that people either doubt that she's telling the truth, or want her for war magic. Tris travels the world with her friend and mentor Niko Goldeneyes, trying to find a way to use her magic to help p...
I'd really like to give this one 3.5 stars, but I'll have to settle for 4. I wanted to indicate that I enjoyed this book much more than the others in the series. I read the first three in quick succession a year or so ago when I was home sick from work. The first was ok, if predictable, Sandy fin...
Huh, last time I read this book I only gave it three stars, this time I definitely think it's worth 4. Interesting.The last book in the Circle Opens quartet and the only one I'd only read once before. I really enjoyed reading of how Tris had to teach others to control their magic, but was infuriated...