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Tempests and Slaughter (the Numair Chronicles, Book One)
Tempests and Slaughter (the Numair Chronicles, Book One) | Tamora Pierce
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The highly anticipated NEW Tortall Legend from TAMORA PIERCE, the #1 New York Times bestselling author who is legend herself, is a must-read for any fantasy lover! Arram. Varice. Ozorne. In the first book in the Numair Chronicles, three student mages are bound by fate . . . fated for trouble.Arram Draper is a boy on the path to becoming one of the realm's most powerful mages. The youngest student in his class at the Imperial University of Carthak, he has a Gift with unlimited potential for greatness--and for attracting danger. At his side are his two best friends: Varice, a clever girl with an often-overlooked talent, and Ozorne, the "leftover prince" with secret ambitions. Together, these three friends forge a bond that will one day shape kingdoms. And as Ozorne gets closer to the throne and Varice gets closer to Arram's heart, Arram begins to realize that one day soon he will have to decide where his loyalties truly lie. In the Numair Chronicles, readers will be rewarded with the never-before-told story of how Numair Salmalin came to Tortall. Newcomers will discover an unforgettable fantasy adventure where a kingdom's future rests on the shoulders of a talented young man with a knack for making vicious enemies."Tamora Pierce's books shaped me not only as a young writer but also as a young woman. She is a pillar, an icon, and an inspiration. Cracking open one of her marvelous novels always feels like coming home."--SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times bestselling author"Tamora Pierce didn't just blaze a trail. Her heroines cut a swath through the fantasy world with wit, strength, and savvy. Her stories still lead the vanguard today. Pierce is the real lioness, and we're all just running to keep pace."--LEIGH BARDUGO, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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kathy88
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I love Tamara Pierce and this book was no exception. The only annoying thing is how long between this book and the next book there was.

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Not out til August 2024 and I have a horrible feeling it‘s not a duology 4mo
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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Cheers Amazon, I really needed the reminder that I‘ve been waiting since 2018 to get the rest of my OG book boyfriends origin story 😩🥺

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JaqyLantern
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I love Tamora Pierce but this book is not for me. It was 400+ pages of a slice-of-life. So many times a plot could have picked up but we just kept seeing their school life. It's not until the last 50 pages that a plot finally starts to develop.
If i read the sequel itll be from the library

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wideeyedreader
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It took me a while, but I finished my #bookspin for this month! Tamora Pierce is one of my favorite authors, and this one only solidified that ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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wideeyedreader
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This little cutie is hanging out with me while I read tonight! #catsoflitsy

Texreader 🐈❤️ 3y
wanderinglynn What a cutie! ❤️🐱 3y
IndoorDame 😻😻😻 3y
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wideeyedreader
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My #bookspin and #doublespin for this month! I‘m excited to finally read these

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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Jas16
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Although I love Pierce I am pretty sure that had I read this at any other time it wouldn‘t have worked for me in the same way. However I enjoyed being able to decompress at the end of the day by reading episodes about about a shy and powerful young mage and his friends learning about magic at school. There is no real drama although things to come in future books are hinted at. What I normally would have found boring was very comforting this week.

IndyHannaJones I loved it, but yeah...nothing really happens in it except we get to hang out with the characters. 3y
Jas16 @IndyHannaJones Glad you loved it! It took me awhile to stop expecting something to happen and be able to appreciate it for what it was. 3y
Nute Sometimes a book comes to is at just the right moment in time.🙂 3y
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asterese
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One of my 2020 favorites. Tempests and Slaughter is the first book in the Numair Chronicles, and revolves around young Numair, then Arram Draper, and his years at the Carthak University. It's nice to see a beloved character again, and as a longtime fan of the Tortall stories, it was wonderful to see the world expand.

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Mrs_B
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This book follows Arram as he trains to be a mage - it‘s more a collection of anecdotes about his time at school rather than an overarching story - but that meant it worked really well for me as an audiobook for my commute. The three main characters were very good. I liked the reader - she changed her voice as the main character grew older which was a nice touch!

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TracyReadsBooks
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It‘s Tamora Pierce so the book is good. That being said, I was hoping for more. Though generally well-written, the writing is, at times also clunky. The story is engaging & complex but there isn‘t a whole lot of forward momentum. The real strength of the book is the characters—the three main characters in particular though there are also some great secondary characters. I don‘t know if I will continue with the series but I‘m glad I read this one.

emtobiasz I agree 100%. I do wonder, though, if many of her books are like this, and this just feels so stagnant because I don‘t have the next book to jump into right away. I‘m so used to reading Pierce‘s book series all in one go— it feels weird not to have another ready to go. 4y
TracyReadsBooks @emtobiasz That‘s a good point—books in a series can read very differently when you read them back to back to back...and so on instead of independently with a year long wait, or more, between books. Maybe I‘ll have to revisit this one when the series is complete. 4y
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TracyReadsBooks
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Friends...

This sounds about right...book things, shows, and food!

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Slajaunie Love your castle! Hogwarts? 4y
TracyReadsBooks @Slajaunie Yes indeed. Loved building the Hogwarts set. The detail is impressive! (edited) 4y
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TracyReadsBooks
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I‘m continuing with my deep dive into the oldest, and dustiest, sections of my TBR stacks. I‘m afraid if I let some of these books linger tooooooooooo long, books that I was presumably interested in when I bought them, I will lose all interest and not give them the attention they deserve. Tamora Pierce is always good though and I‘m really not sure why I haven‘t picked this book up before now. Here goes!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I love the castle! 4y
Crazeedi You are so brave! I so need to do that too! I'm promising myself to scour my shelves for my challenges next year!! 4y
Follow.my.read So many of my books end up at half price books because my interests change by the time I get to them! I‘ve also been trying to curb my book buying until I get to some oldies but goodies!!!! (edited) 4y
elkeOriginal LOVE the lego Hogwarts castle! 4y
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meagankc21
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Love the tortall series and Tamora Pierce's writing. Such fun seeing familiar characters and how they came to be the great and powerful people they are in previous books that came later chronologically. Sweet trio of kids. Magic school. Rich fantasy world. It has all you need.

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meagankc21
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The last of my September reads. Hopefully I can finish by tomorrow night to count it for the month. Glad to be back in Tammy P's world. #amreading #amreadingfantasy #amreadingya #amreadingyafantasy #numairchronicles

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readingjedi
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My 1st experience of Pierce & I found it more middle grade than the YA I was expecting. Similarities with HP thematically but also the writing has the similar quality of easy readability as Rowling's. It's not particularly sophisticated but has a rhythm that is seductive and absorbing. While I see how this is a set-up for the trilogy and appreciate that this is quality fantasy .... cont. in comments ⬇️⬇️⬇️

readingjedi ....in terms of the world building, imagination, lack of the dreaded 'cheese' factor, & it will appeal to a huge audience, nowt much actually happens in this outing. And while it is so tightly written that it didn't feel boring, I was aware that what i was reading was just the daily tribulations of a school boy albeit a magical one & I longed for a little more real action or genuine intrigue. 5y
CoffeeK8 If it helps, this is a prequel to her Immortals Series where Numair plays a big role as an adult. I haven‘t read this one yet, so I don‘t know how it stacks up to the original series. 5y
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readingjedi
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Starting this one today. With thanks to #netgalley for this book.

Think it's a prequel to an existing series...which I haven't read. So I'm either gonna be clueless & confused or intriguing & hooked into another series - as if my TBR schedule isn't crammed enough!

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Doughtah
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The photo‘s of Wild Magic, but I promise this is about Tempests and Slaughter: there are certainly some discrepancies between the Numair of the new series and The Immortals (the first book Numair appeared in). Mostly in what spells Numair is good at and able to handle and what Arram (his younger self) is good at. Minor problems, but discrepancies I‘m finding nonetheless. 😢

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Doughtah
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🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 If you like coming of age stories set in fantastical worlds, check out Tempests and Slaughter. It‘s the story of Arram Draper before he was Numair Salmalin (a beloved character from Pierce‘s previous Tortall books). This first book is set in his early teens and has all I‘ve come to love about Pierce books. Whether you‘ve read her before or are just now discovering Tortall, I could not rec this book more!

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Doughtah
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so im #currentlyreading the first of #tamorapierce ‘s new series and y‘all!! This is such a fun drop back into Pierce‘s Tortall ♥️♥️ if u love Pierce‘s books where growing up can be gross, hard, and magical, then this one is for you. I think (tho im reading it from a non-newbies eyes) this isnt a bad book to jump into Pierce‘s Tortall universe. ☺️

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MegsBooks
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Happy Friday, bookish Lovelies! 😁Tell me your thoughts on this beautiful book. I picked it up after hearing Regan (@peruseproject) talk about it on her channel. It sounds really good and I just love how beautiful the cover is. 😍
I hope you‘re having an amazing Friday, all! 🙌😄
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#popreadsbox #ya #magical #tbr #booklove

Lel2403 I really enjoyed it, Preet is sooo cute 5y
MegsBooks @Lel2403 good to hear! 😁💗 5y
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the.bookish.valkyrie
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“Let them take the very beads from your hair, but do not let them take your salt! It is the most basic ingredient we have, and it can help you to get everything else back!”

#Salt #OctoberPutASpellOnYou @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty pic!! 5y
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CaramelLunacy
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This book includes a giant self-determined emotional support tortoise who tries to climb into your lap when you are sad and checks on you when you have bad dreams. And that grumbles when the snuggles stop. I love Sunstone...

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CaramelLunacy
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I am enjoying Numair and his lessons in Carthak, his Not!Pet Preet & and I share his discomfort with the gladiatorial games... I hope Musenda is ok...

Lel2403 I enjoyed this too....waiting for the next one now 5y
CaramelLunacy @Lel2403 I held off starting this one for a bit (because it feels like I am always waiting for the next Tamora Pierce), but couldn't hold off any longer! 5y
Lel2403 @CaramelLunacy lol....I know, then I‘ll have to re-read it to remind myself 5y
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CaramelLunacy
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Well, this is bringing back memories...

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iread2much
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This books was MUCH better than I thought it would be. A perfect blending of mage school and world building. A really well written description of a young, shy mage and his friends. The female characters, as always with Pierce, are full fledged, and we gain insight into how the future emperor got to be as crazy as he was. I can‘t wait to read the next book in the series and I appreciate the messages about human and animal rights. 4/5 stars

iread2much Also, I have no idea why my dog thinks sleeping like that is comfortable, but she does it all the time 5y
bookishbitch I listened to 2 of her Beka Copper books on disc and they were both excellent. Terrier and Bloodhound. 5y
iread2much @bookishbitch that‘s my favorite series! And the audio books are so fabulous! The last one is really great and I highly recommend it 5y
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the.bookish.valkyrie
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#SeptemberWrapUp
14 Total
5 Hardcopys
7 Audiobooks
2 ebooks
#BestOfSeptember: Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce. I can‘t believe it took me this long to get around to reading this wonderful book! But I‘m glad I did. I‘ve always loved Numair, and I‘ve loved getting to know him as young Arram Draper. This book is full of fun Easter eggs and insights. I can‘t wait to see what happens in “The Exile‘s Gift”! 🙌🏼📚🤓💕

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jerra
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Why do I keep doing this! I have to pay more attention to my tbr list, I keep buying doubles!

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kezzlou85
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As the beginning of a series this was a good start. It's a long book and felt it at times but I did enjoy the story. It's not heavy in drama but lots going on. This tells the story of his early years at mage school. The plot was interesting and detailed. The ending was good as it left you wanting more but no major cliffhanger. The introduction of Preet was clever and I really loved her.
#Netgalley

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emilyjwhit9
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If you love Tamora Pierce, you will love this book. I did. One could pick on it a bit but honestly, it‘s a great read, and I will never stop loving Tamora Pierce.

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Lel2403
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Arram, and his friends, Varice and Prince Ozorne, move through terms of the Imperial University of Carthak, attending classes, making friends and enemies, learning from powerful mages. Arram's day-to-day life makes up the most of the book and Tamora Pierce has created a World ready for adventure and it feels as if some real drama is around the next corner. thanks to the Author/the Publishers/NetGalley for this book in exchange for an honest review

minkyb Pierce is wonderful. 6y
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sebrittainclark
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4/5

I've been a fan of Tamora Pierce since I was in middle school and constantly look for books that remind me of her books.

I was so excited to read this book. The plot mostly felt like setup for later books and is full of foreshadowing for the immortals series where Arram/Numair first shows up. I really enjoyed the detail it adds to the world and look forward to the rest of the series.

Now I have to go reread Wild Magic!

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Lel2403
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Just started this and after only a few pages I‘m hooked....

rather_be_reading welcome to litsy!! 📚🎉📚 @LitsyWelcomeWagon 6y
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Missusb
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My orchid is flowering! And highlighting my #currentread have read most of this author. Finally getting to her new series. #tamorapierce #yafantasy

Ashtasic What is your favorite book by her? I read this and I hated it but I've heard she's s good author. Want to give her another chance. Any recommendations? 5y
Missusb Heya @Ashtasic Maybe try this series: https://www.goodreads.com/series/43551 it‘s set in the same universe but follows different characters. It‘s young. But also there‘s an author called Maria V Snyder. Try her Poison Study series: https://www.goodreads.com/series/44007-poison-study similar but reads older. Good luck. (edited) 5y
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emilyjwhit9
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I have missed the past couple of weeks, but I am hoping to get lots read this week. So, here are this week‘s #weeklyreads. #currentlyreading #readinggoals

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BookBelle84
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Ok guys this was my first Tamora Pierce and I did not like it. I felt like there was no goal, it was boring and nothing really happened. I thought for sure I would enjoy this author, should I have started with a different book?

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adancewithbooks
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Panpan

This didn't work for me for various reasons. There is little plot and world building happening, and the writing was dry and boring.

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sebrittainclark
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Got up at 5:00 am to go to a triathlon. Now I get to read while I watch.

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Bronte_Chintz
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Just received a copy of this. Going to make a start on this straight away having read some brilliant things! #tempestsandslaughter #tamorapierce

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blacksheep
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She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain 👏💕

Smithkatiea Coldest Girl in Cold Town was great! Enjoy! 6y
blacksheep I can't waiy to read it. 😀 6y
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Morningbane
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“You have a destiny. You aren't allowed to know it.“

RaimeyGallant Nice quote! And welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you need it. Or if you prefer how-to videos, @chelleo put some together at the link in her bio. @LitsyWelcomeWagon 5y
Chelleo Welcome 🤗 5y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Welcome to Litsy!!! 5y
BridgetteM Welcome to Litsy! 5y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 📖💙 5y
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magicalshelves
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Best of 2018 .....so far!

#readathon #deweyjuly

emtobiasz And a cover theme, too! 🦅 6y
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aliannedonnelly
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Huge fan of Tamora Pierce! I loved seeing Arram as a young boy. His friendship with Varice and Ozorne was brilliantly done. Looking forward to the next book in this series! :)

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theresidentromantic
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I finally sat down and gave this one an honest review 💕 https://theresidentromantic.wordpress.com/2018/06/04/tempests-and-slaughter/
Let me know what you think!! I love hearing from other Tortall fans!

EclecticBookLover I still haven't read it! 😖. I'm in such a reading slump 😞 6y
theresidentromantic @EclecticBookLover Aww, no! I hope you break it! I'll be here to chat it up when you do, I'm always down to talk about Tortall 💕💖 6y
EclecticBookLover Aww thanks! Will do when I get to it 😊 6y
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lilredhen
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Please can I have more?

Stellar as always. I got sucked in so quickly I left my shoes behind lol. Now to wait anxiously for the next one.

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magicalshelves
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Numair is my all time favorite character from the Tortall universe so I was bound to enjoy this book about his origin story. This book is definitely a slow-burn fantasy; not much happens plot wise but I can tell that this book is really meant to set up events for book 2. I've always loved how Pierce describes magic and I'm eagerly awaiting book 2.

Also, Pierce should be giving SJM cover quotes not the other way around. #salty 😑

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sloanghost
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when u forget to take care of your libby app and instead of tamagotchi poop it leaves book obligations on your loan shelf

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wizard-rachel
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I'm so excited to read this book. Tamora Pierce has been one of my favorite authors since 2001 or 2002 when I first read Wild Magic. I was immediately hooked on her storytelling and bought every book she'd published from then on. Daine and Kel's stories in particular were my go-to books when I wanted something familiar and comforting. It's been a few years since I read any of her works so I'm excited to dive back in!

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PathfinderNicole
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EclecticBookLover
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I hope this drags me out of my reading slump. Nothing seems to hold my attention lately. I have waited for this book for so long I hope it lives up to my expectations. #bookishprobelms

theresidentromantic #ididmywaiting #twelveyearsofit It lived up to mine 💕 Enjoy! 6y
EmeraldSorceress Is it fantasy? Hope you enjoy it! 😁 6y
EclecticBookLover @EmeraldSorceress yes it is fantasy! 6y
EmeraldSorceress Ooh! I‘ll have to check it out... 🧐😄 6y
EclecticBookLover @EmeraldSorceress I can't speak for this one, but I highly recommend anything by Tamora Pierece. She's a great YA fantasy author. 6y
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