First Test (Protector of the Small, #1)

Posted on 27 February 2017 by Tamora Pierce

In the medieval and fantastic realm of Tortall, Keladry of Mindelan is the first girl to take advantage of the decree that permits females to train for knighthood Up against the traditional hazing of pages and a grueling schedule, Kel faces only one real roadblock Lord Wyldon, the training master of pages and squires He is absolutely against girls becoming knights So while he is forced to train her, Wyldon puts her on probation for one year It is a trial period that no male page has ever had to endure and one that separates the good natured Kel even from her fellow trainees during the tough first year But Kel Is not a girl to underestimate, as everyone is about to find out Free Read First Test (Protector of the Small, #1) [ By ] Tamora Pierce [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Recently I decided to reread all of Tamora Pierce s books, because, well, it s been too long since I read them For her Lioness Quartet, Circle of Magic books, and The Immortals series, I was refreshing my memory, but with the Protector of the Small series, it was almost like reading them for the first time I read this series only once, when I was a preteen, and I had honestly forgotten just how much I love Kel.At first glance, the story of Keladry of Mindalen seems like a rewrite of Tamora Pie Recently I decided to reread all of Tamora Pierce s books, because, well, it s been too long since I read them For her Lioness Quartet, Circle of Magic books, and The Immortals series, I was refreshing my memory, but with the Protector of the Small series, it was almost like reading them for the first time I read this series only once, when I was a preteen, a...No review I could ever write would do this book or series justice This series to me is the pinnacle of Tamora Pierce s career She had many wonderful books but the emotional and physical turmoil her protagonist Kel goes through to earn her knighthood is nothing that I have ever experienced in another YA book Kel perseveres against every trial imaginable, and while at times she can seem a bit too mature she s only 10 in this one , she is unique and refreshing in a world of cliche She is wh No review I could ever write would do this book or series justice This series to me is the pinnacle of Tamora Pierce s career She had many wonderful books but the emotional and physical turmoil her protagonist Kel goes through to earn her knighthood is nothing that I have ever experienced...This is my first book series from Tamora Pierce, meaning that I did not read her Song of the Lioness series prior However, although Alanna, and as I discovered, multiple other characters from the author s other books in the same world are mentioned, I did not feel as though there was something I was missing to enjoy this particular story.Actually, because Alanna was mentioned so many times, I now feel very interested in picking Pierce s Song of the Lioness up Though it s true there are some sp This is my first book series from Tamora Pierce, meaning that I did not read her Song of the Lioness series prior However, although Alanna, and as I discovered, multiple other characters from the author s other books in the same world are mentioned, I did not feel as though there was something I was missing to enjoy this particular story.Actually, because Alanna was mentioned so many times, I now feel very interested in picking Pierce s Song of the Lioness up Though it s true there are some spoilers in this series, so I would say read it after Song of the Lioness, or before, if it s n...3rd Read 12 16 2016Edit Raised this up to 5 Stars, because after discussing it with Rachel E Carter, I ve decided that yes, Kel is the awesomest I had forgotten how good this series is It s hard to decide which is my favorite, this one or Alanna.2nd Read 7 20 2015Original Read 11 11 2012I started this series with the thought that it was going to be a do over of Pierce s previous, successful Alanna the Lioness Quartet, which followed a girl named Alanna, of course who dressed like a boy and took her twin brother s place in page training while he took her place in magic school not dressed as a girl The four books of that quartet follow her progress from page, to squ...I liked this book listened to it as an audio book It was a quick, fast read I was mostly interested, but the story was entirely predictable My biggest problem was that Kel is a 10 year old girl, but at no time did she actually act like it She was way too mature for her age both in how she acted, her physical abilities and even how she spoke It was in no way believable that she was a child My other gripe is view spoiler I rolled my eyes for the entire ending the idea that the elit I liked this book listened to it as an audio book It was a quick, fast read I was mostly interested, but the story was entirely predictable My biggest problem was that Kel is a 10 year old girl, but at no time did she actually act like it She was way too mature for her age both in how she acted, her physical abilities and even how she spoke It was in no way believable that she was a child My other gripe is view spoiler I rolled my eyes for the entire ending the idea that the elite kings guard would take along 20 ten year old kids on a dangerous mission is just absurd hide spoiler I did really like the Kel s horse, and the message about standing up for other people who are being bullied I can mostly let the ending slide, since it is a kids book, and the kids need some kind of heroic ending I m not sure if I...I am going to save my reminiscing about this series for the third book Or at least I m going to try Some might creep in unnoticed.First off I HATE SPIDRENS I HATE SPIDRENS I HATE SPIDRENS I HATE SPIDRENS.Spidrens were, actually, the first Immortals I ever read about, because I went straight from the Lioness Quartet to this series So in the first chapter or so, when Kel finds a spidren biting the heads off kittens, I was deeply disturbed I still am What I love about that scene is Kel s react I am going to save my reminiscing about this series for the third book Or at least I m going to try Some might creep in unnoticed.First off I HATE SPIDRENS I HATE SPIDRENS I HATE SPIDRENS I HATE SPIDRENS.Spidrens were, actually, the first Immortals I ever read about, because I went straight from the Lioness Quartet to this series So in the first chapter or so, when Kel finds a spidren biting the heads off kittens, I was deeply ...This book changed my childhood I had read stories about lady knights before about women dressing as men, fighting the odds, and changing the world But this story is different Kel doesn t dress in drag, she doesn t hide herself, she doesn t try to change the world She just wants to be a knight, and will do whatever it takes to achieve her goal She is my number one female character in a YA novel, and that has not changed in a long long time.I highly r...Alanna clenched her fists What was going on Was Jonathan inclined to give way to the man who d saved his children And with that, possibly the stupidest line Pierce has ever written, Kel s story begins I m big on details lately, and the introduction is shaky on them Here areplaces the writing is less than precise The training master absently rubbed ...Before starting to read the Protector of the Small quartet, I read that Kel was just another Alanna and that the books are basically Song of the Lioness all over again I was actually okay with that going into this series, since I love Alanna and think that there are far worse things Kel could have been than just like her I m happy...

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27 February 2017

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