Tris's Book by Tamora Pierce

Title: Tris's Book - The Power in the Storm

(Circle of Magic #2)


Author: Tamora Pierce (American, 1954- )
Originally published: 1998
Page count: 251


Dates read: 2/25/2020-3/1/2020
2020 book goal progress: 5 out of 20
Reading category: TBR Shelf - Circle Universe


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Description on back of book:
Earthquake damage leaves Winding Circle vulnerable to pirate attack, so everyone - including the young mages in training Tris, Briar, Daja, and Sandry - is working to strengthen the community's defenses. When Tris's cousin Aymery comes to visit, he advises the "weather witch" to return to the family that exiled her, but she doesn't wish to leave her friends to face the threat without her. As the onslaught begins, two things become terribly clear: The pirates have a powerful new weapon, and they have an accomplice within Winding Circle. But the attackers have failed to reckon with the fury of a young mage betrayed once too often and her very stubborn, very loyal friends.

First sentence:
"She was pressed - jammed, really - into a corner formed by chunks of stone."

CAWPILE Rating: Overall - 7.1 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Characters      - 6
Atmosphere   - 9
Writing Style - 7
Plot                - 7
Intrigue          - 8
Logic             - 5
Enjoyment     - 8
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Review:

This was an OK story. It was predictable and didn't have much depth to it. It also just doesn't make sense that, especially in a community of master mages, a rag-tag group of 4 children untrained in magic are the ones who save the day. I have to continuously remind myself that it's a children's book, so, obviously, the kids are going to be the heroes of the story. Though I wish it had a bit more depth, there's a part of me that appreciates the simplicity of it all. I love the magical system of the universe and want to learn more about how it works - that's what keeps me coming back.

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:

"We can't just act without thinking anymore. They've been trying to teach us that all along. I guess if we're mages, we can't exactly be kids, can we?"