Street Magic
by:
Tamora Pierce (author)
ISBN:
9780606259484 (0606259481)
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Edition language: English
Series: The Circle Opens (#2)
11/21/13 ** When I first read this quartet several years ago, I enjoyed it, but didn't think it was among Pierce's best work. On a second read and after reading books in the third series in this world, my appreciation has grown. As Pierce did so well in the Tortall world, the reader can see hints ...
I liked this book where Briar, the student, becomes Briar the teacher. Tamora Pierce is known for her strong female protagonists in her young adult high fantasies and she's unapologetic about that. I've seen her state more than once that little boys and young men have enough fictional heroes they ca...
Tamora Pierce is always a great read but this one just wasn't my favorite! Her style is there and the characters are great.
After becoming a council-recognized mage in his own right (at only 13!), Briar and his crotchety teacher Rosethorn start traveling their world, seeking new magics and spreading knowledge of their own. Briar has taken to cultivating the magical equivalent of bonsai trees, and while selling them in t...
Absolutely love this series.
11 years ago
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