Though the pace is good, it took me awhile to be really sucked into the book. There's a lot of foreshadowing in the beginning, but it pays off. I felt the characters were well-developed, unique, and interesting. By the ending I did find myself wanting to read the next book in the series.
Spoiler Rating: High Best of Lizzys, Oh, lord. This book. It starts off so promising, but it never succeeds in becoming more than a shallow, fluffy story intended to reassure the children who read it that (a) actions don't have consequences, (b) all problems can be instantly and completely fix...
In the first book in this series, Daine, a 13 year old girl is capable of communicating with animals. Although this sounds interesting, the way the author handled it was more annoying than anything else. Daine is an orphan, who is trying to develop her skills while a war is going on. In her journeys...
What a charming read! If only I had known about this series when I was in middle school. Having a heroine like Daine would've been so inspiring at an age when girls are at their most insecure.Tamora Pierce's book is definitely targeted to a younger audience but there were many elements that I apprec...
Tamora Pierce was recommended to me by a friend when I need to get the bad taste of Twilight out of my mouth. I started with Alanna and The Lioness Quartet, which I greatly enjoyed. Like that series, The Immortals is set in Pierce's imaginary and magical land of Tortall, although this is focused on ...
As usual, Pierce's work is so good that no matter that I'm older than the intended audience, I love these books. Can't put them down, in fact! This is a good first book in the series. :)
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