(Circle of Magic #4)
Author: Tamora Pierce (American, 1954- )
Originally published: 1999
Page count: 258
Dates read: 3/24/2020-3/29/2020
2020 book goal progress: 8 out of 20
Reading category: TBR Shelf - Circle Universe
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Description on back of book:
Former "street rat" Briar leads a comfortable life at Winding Circle Temple, learning plant magic from Rosethorn. But street kids are still his friends and, when one of them gets sick, she turns to Briar for help. When her disease proves beyond even Rosethorn's power, Briar realizes that all of Summersea is in danger. As the mysterious illness spreads, Sandra, Daja, and Tris join Briar and their teachers to fight the epidemic. But just as the situation improves, the unthinkable happens. Will Briar be able to save what he loves most?
First sentence:
"Briar Moss knew he was only dreaming, but he didn't care."
CAWPILE Rating: Overall - 7.3 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Characters - 8
Atmosphere - 9
Writing Style - 8
Plot - 7
Intrigue - 7
Logic - 5
Enjoyment - 7
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Review:
This book was OK. There wasn't much magic used - not like in the other books anyway. That was disappointing. We didn't learn much more about the students or their teachers. You did learn a bit more about another plant mage named Crane, which was nice. Despite trying to grapple with the subject of death, this was not a very deep story. I have to remind myself that this is a children's book. I don't want to give too much away, but it dealt with a type of spirit world at one point and I just felt like that was going too far. The story was fine, but I hope the writing gets better the further I get into the series. Despite it being about a pandemic, whilst we're in the midst of one ourselves, it just didn't hold my interest.
Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Tamora Pierce have the last words:
"You know why I hate plagues? Most disasters are fast and big. You can see everyone else's life got overturned when yours did. Houses are smashed, livestock dead. But plagues isolate people. They shut themselves inside while disease takes a life at a time, day after day. It adds up. Whole cities break under the load of what was lost. People stop trusting each other because you don't know who's sick."
"You know why I hate plagues? Most disasters are fast and big. You can see everyone else's life got overturned when yours did. Houses are smashed, livestock dead. But plagues isolate people. They shut themselves inside while disease takes a life at a time, day after day. It adds up. Whole cities break under the load of what was lost. People stop trusting each other because you don't know who's sick."
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