"You can laugh and say I'm a silly girl—but when I see anyone big pick on someone small, well, there's going to be a fight." Kel We finally get to my absolute favorite quartet of the entire Tortall series: The Protector of the Small books. They are the best. This is the pinnacle moment of … Continue reading Book Review: First Test (Tortall 2023 Reread)
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Book Review: The Realms of the Gods (Tortall 2023 Reread)
"What makes you think our first duty is to be kind? Too much tenderness is bad for mortals. They improve themselves only by struggling. Everyone knows that." Weiryn We have finally reached The Realm of the Gods, my absolute least favorite Daine book as a child, and it still is. Mostly because so much new … Continue reading Book Review: The Realms of the Gods (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Book Review: Emperor Mage (Tortall 2023 Reread)
"Keys." Zek So we have reached book three of The Immortals quartet at last. I'm not going to wrap this reread in 2023 (how ambitious I was), but my goal is still to finish the books this year and wrap the posts up at the beginning of 2024. Emperor Mage is my favorite of Daine's … Continue reading Book Review: Emperor Mage (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Book Review: Wolf-Speaker (Tortall 2023 Reread)
"If you rush me, I'll do something we'll regret." Numair In which Tammy's titles get shorter and my reviews do the same. Ha. Just kidding. Or maybe not. We'll see how this one stacks up to the rest. Wolf-Speaker is book 2 in The Immortals quartet, aka Daine's quartet. It picks up about a year … Continue reading Book Review: Wolf-Speaker (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Book Review: Wild Magic (Tortall 2023 Reread)
"We share this world, Daine. We can't hold apart from each other—humans and animals are meant to be partners." Onua Odd's bobs, I'm back! Actually, I read Wild Magic in May almost immediately after Tempests and Slaughter, and then I just couldn't bring myself to write a review. The slumpiest of slumps hit me. But … Continue reading Book Review: Wild Magic (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Book Review: Tempests and Slaughter (Tortall 2023 Reread)
"We shall take the world by storm, see if we don't." Ozorne In which we finally come to Numair's book, although in this reread where I am going by internal world chronology, Numair comes before Daine. For an in-depth chronological timeline with (lots of spoilers) details of when people were born and did things, check … Continue reading Book Review: Tempests and Slaughter (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Book Review: Lioness Rampant (Tortall 2023 Reread)
"Gifted one, when it comes to a hero's deed, you don't think small." Liam And at least I've reached the end of the hero's journey...or rather, the beginning? Reading this book was both bittersweet and heartwarming, because even though I knew the ending would turn out okay, I knew the awful road to get there … Continue reading Book Review: Lioness Rampant (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Book Review: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Tortall 2023 Reread)
"If I'd known I'd be ridin' with a legend, I'd've thought twice about comin' along." Coram This is book 3 in the Song of the Lioness Quartet. My review for book 1, Alanna: The First Adventure is here, and my review for book 2, In the Hand of the Goddess, is here. I previously read … Continue reading Book Review: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Book Review: In the Hand of the Goddess (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Why do boys say someone acts like a girl as if it were an insult? Alanna This is book 2 in the Song of the Lioness Quartet. My review for book 1, Alanna: The First Adventure is here. I previously read Beka Cooper's trilogy, and the review can be found here: Terrier (book 1), Bloodhound … Continue reading Book Review: In the Hand of the Goddess (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (2023 Tortall Reread)
"You're here, Alan of Trebond, to learn what it is to be a knight and a noble of Tortall. It's not easy. You must learn to defend the weak, to obey your overlord, to champion the cause of right. Someday you might even be able to tell what right is." Duke Gareth of Naxen It. … Continue reading Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (2023 Tortall Reread)
The Suspected Bibliophile 