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My favourite of all of Daine‘s books (although the last is a close second) a truly fantastic book where we explore Tortal‘s southern neighbour for the first time and Daine looses her temper in just the most massive way posible (with a little help from a meddling old woman)

Daine travels to the Empire of Carthak as part of a risky peace delegation, heals the emperor-mage‘s beloved birds, befriends the crowned prince and a marmoset, meets some dinosaurs, and generally wreaks havoc as the means of vengeance of a foreign god. What else is new? Though I think Pierce‘s heart was in the right place & she was trying for diverse representation, this book is problematic in places in its depiction of a POC state with slavery.

Re-read.

I think this is my favorite Tortallian novel so far. I love Dane & her spunk, & in this story we see her show that she truly is not to be trifled with for those too stupid to have picked up on it before. That it is a girl with Wild Magic that puts the Carthaki emperor in his place is perfect. If you‘re looking for a world that really highlights strong females Tortall is the place to watch them show the boys true strength & power.

I really enjoyed this new chapter in the quartet, but it had quite a different feel to the previous books and there is a lot more politics and pomp and ceremony. There is still plenty of adventure for Daine and the dinosaurs episodes were unique! I feel there is still plenty more to come for Daine and the troupe and I‘m looking forward to the next in the series.

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Good solid read. Nothing really jumped out at me as a standout positive though.

I like this book, it has a really good story and the character development is excellent, but I just don‘t like Daine as much I as like Alanna. She‘s a bit slow on the uptake and can be a bit spoiled. I am kind of bothered by the whole student/teacher love story, much more so now that I realize how much older her teacher is than her. I like that the author doesn‘t make her characters perfect, but I like her other characters more.

So good.

My review is basically just: ❤❤❤❤❤

Intense, well-paced, great growth for Daine. I've been blowing through this quartet so quickly I really haven't even reviewed the other two. They build on each other so well and I'll be diving into the finale ASAP.

Couch bound for the moment but I don't mind. I never get to snuggle my sleeping baby anymore but she's recovering from a fever and wanted to nap on mommy. ❤

Littens, I can't stop with this Tamora Pierce reading! Finished Wolf Speaker late last night then began Emperor Mage on audio when cold-induced insomnia hit early this morning. Jury's out, though, on this full cast audio thing.

My favorite of the Tamora Pierce books that I've read, about a girl who can communicate with animals. This volume contains political intrigue and teasing hints about her teacher's backstory. I was at the National Book Fest in 2013 when Pierce said she was working on a series to explore that backstory. I'm tentatively looking forward to the first volume coming out in 2017! Date's been pushed back a bit, alas. #FunFridayPhoto