Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4)

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I m not sure I want to be a hero any Having achieved her dream of becoming the first female knight errant, Alanna of Trebond is not sure what to do next Perhaps being a knight errant is not all that Alanna needs.But Alanna must push her uncertainty aside when a new challenge arises She must recover the Dominion Jewel, a legendary gem with enormous power for good but only in the right hands And she must work quickly Tortall is in great danger, and Alanna s archenemy, Duke Roger, is back and powerful than ever In this final book of the Song of the Lioness quartet, Alanna discovers that she indeed has a future worthy of her mythic past both as a warrior and as a woman. Read Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4) by Tamora Pierce – kino-fada.fr After adoring the first, liking the second and hating the third, the fourth came somewhere in between The first half of this book was a bit of struggle for me, but honestly once the adventure for the jewel was over, the story picks up a bit.I didn t like how Alanna s brother Thom was practically non existent throughout the entire series, and has a small or rather large part in this book and no, just no The author made it seem like just because they were twins, they knew everything about After adoring the first, liking the second and hating the third, the fourth came somewhere in between The first half of this book was a bit of struggle for me, but honestly once the adventure for the jewel was ove...Having reached the end of the Alanna books, I m really sad to be done with the series Not just because Alanna is a fantastic heroine seriously, I m currently drafting legislation to make these books required reading for sixth grade girls everywhere but also because this is one of those rare occasions where I feel like a book could have been longer, and should have been longer The entire Alanna series has felt very rushed, since Book One when we sped through two years of knight training in Having reached the end of the Alanna books, I m really sad to be done with the series Not just because Alanna is a fantastic heroine seriously, I m currently drafting legislation to make these books required reading for ...I m just posting this to say that I was thoroughly impressed by Tamora Pierce s fight scenes Like it s obvious that she thought about how Alanna could win fights against people who are physically stronger without any magic short cuts Most of the time when I read action scenes in books I have no idea what the fuck happened or the author takes a cop out and writes something like and then e...3.5 StarsIn a lot of ways, this is my favorite of the Alanna books I love seeing Alanna come into her own I love seeing her gain confidence, throwing herself in the face of impossible odds, and accepting herself as both a woman and a knight I love, love what this series does with relationships, that Alanna s allowed to date multiple men, that it s okay that some of the relationships don t have long term potential, and that it hurts when they fall apart anyway That the relationships are ultimately abo In a lot of ways, this is my favorite of the Alanna books I love seeing Alanna come into her own I love seeing her gain confidence, throwing herself in the face of impossible odds, and accepting herself as both a woman and a knight I love, love what this series does with relationships, that Alanna s allowed to date multiple men, that it s okay that some of the relationships don t have long term potential, and that it hurts when they fall apart anyway That the relationships are ultimately about her, not about the men that it s not about choosing which man she likes best, but which man s goals and lifestyle match those she s already chosen for herself I wishmodern YA authors would take a page out of Pierce s book, here, because it s one of the only portrayals of a love triangle quadrangle I can stand.I like all the new secondary characters we meet, too, and Pierce does a great job characterizing them with very little screen time I want to giv...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I should have stopped reading this series after the first book And I d like to dock half a star on this for the needless murder of a cat.SIGH.Maybe high fantasy isn t really my thing Maybe I needed this magic systemfully explained than it was Maybe I needed somethingin depth than a middle grade series could provide I m not sure where this series went wrong And speaking of middle grade, Alanna sure gets laid a lot for a middle grade series I m just throwing that out there And d I should have stopped reading this series after the first book And I d like to dock half a star on this for the needless murder of a cat.SIGH.Maybe high fantasy isn t really my thing Maybe I needed this magic systemfully explained than it was Maybe I needed somethingin depth than a middle grade series could provide I m not sure where this series went wrong And speaking of middle grade, Alanna sure gets laid a lot for a middle grade series I m just throwing that out there And don t try to tell me that this book isn t middle grade, because it s not written above may...This review will be looking at the whole series I have to admit I amazed that some how in my adolesence of female oriented fantasy reading I never picked up the Alanna Quartet The series is most definately unique in the world of fantasy directed to girls the sex is frank, the main character has the unique attributes of red hair and violet eyes ...3.5 Stars I don t think I enjoyed this one quite as much as the last It was wonderful read, but there is something about it that I just didn t fall in love with and I can t quite put my finger on why All in all, however, this is a fantastic series though it could use a littledepth.Aw, I m all verklempt now A bittersweet ending to this series It s plain to see why the Alanna books created so many die hard Pierce fans.This could have easily been broken into two books, but I m glad it wasn t, after the weird cuts between books the series made earlier Still, it s pretty much two stories the first being the quest for the Dominion Jewel, and the second the plot against Jonathan s life While the first was fun, I liked the second half better I love Corus and things are way Aw, I m all verklempt now A bittersweet ending to this series It s plain to see why the Alanna books created so many die hard Pierce fans.This could have easily been broken into two books, but I m glad it wasn t, after the weird cuts between books the series made earlier Still, it s pretty much two stories the first being the quest for the Dominion Jewel, and the second the plot against Jonathan s life While the first was fun, I liked the second half better I love Corus and things are way less interesting when George isn t around.But view spoiler THE CAT WHY DID THEY HAVE TO KILL THE KITTY WHYYYYY I can deal with the other two major character deaths way better than I can deal with the cat s, and I KNOW he s technica...Here s my favorite thing about Lioness Rampantit s an epic story that focuses on great storytelling instead of its own legend It s aware of its importance, and it believes in its importance but it s not obsessed with its enormous future impact It s content to tell a great story, and let the legend grow naturally from there.And I think this is a great story I love that it opens with a young Alanna young despite her knighthood not knowing how to flirt with Liam I love the way Alanna i Here s my favorite thing about Lioness Rampantit s an epic story that focuses on great storytelling instead of its own legend It s aware of its importance, and it believes in its importance but it s not obsessed with its enormous future impact It s content to tell a great story, and let the legend grow naturally from there.And I think this is a great story I love that it opens with a young Alanna young despite her knighthood not knowing how to flirt with Liam I love the way Alanna is determined to be a hero for her country s sake, and that she doesn t stumble upon greatness unexpectedly but deliberately goes after it And I love the nuance I think this is the first Pierce book where I can say that Think about the scholar who tells them about the Dominion Jewel, about how it works for those who are rulers and conquerors by nature, which is why it s often used best by a commoner Think about the person Alanna...

Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4)
  • English
  • 09 February 2017
  • Mass Market Paperback
  • 384 pages
  • 0689878575
  • Tamora Pierce
  • Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4)