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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I loved the expansions of the Tradition in this book. It was interesting to learn about and then watch the Tradition at work. Excellent romantic fantasy.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “An interesting setting and concept, but overall the writing was subpar. I liked the idea of fairy-tale figures being self-aware and being able to take advantage of their roles. I especially liked the character of Sasha. But it seemed as if I were being told a great deal, instead of being shown...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This book was as good as the first one in the series. The main characters were adorable and different. I also like the fantasy tales she utilized in this book. ”
Sara R wrote this review Thursday, December 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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Penny D wrote this review Wednesday, October 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A wonderful twist on some classic fariytales.”
Josie W wrote this review Sunday, August 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really liked reading this book. HOwever, some of the details were kind of disturbing. I would not recommend reading this book because it really does not give kids a good example.”
Save the Pandas and Condors!! I do not have Aulophobia - The fear of flutes wrote this review Wednesday, June 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“In general, Lackey's "500 Kingdoms" books rock, but this was my least favorite to date. It was okay.”
Wendy S wrote this review Friday, April 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I've been enjoying this series. The sea king's daughter, Katya, meets up with Sasha, the 7th drylander son, who's the fortune's fool. They both have a good understanding of Tradition and work to manipulate it. Adventure takes place when Katya is captured by a jinni. The fool works with two dragon champions to rescue her, and restore order to Tradition.”
Eclectic reader wrote this review Wednesday, January 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A good fantasy storyline but this one was kinda corny at times. And the ending was a little unclear on certain aspects. I do like the way Lackey brings in characters from the previous novels and builds on them.”
Cindy wrote this review Friday, November 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“An interesting setting and concept, but overall the writing was subpar. I liked the idea of fairy-tale figures being self-aware and being able to take advantage of their roles. I especially liked the character of Sasha. But it seemed as if I were being told a great deal, instead of being shown things. This made me feel rather detached to the characters and the plot. And certain elements just seem to have been 'thrown in there' not necessarily because they fit, but because the author thought they were neat ideas. This may be because this book is the third in a series, and some of these seemingly random things might be references to earlier books, but all the same, it was a little too much of "everything but the enchanted kitchen sink."
Etola wrote this review Wednesday, October 22 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Overall, I was a bit disappointed with this book. It was worth finishing, but I have no plans to re-read it. It read like a fairly good fanfiction, and not the work of someone with a great deal of publishing credits to her name. I remember being far more impressed with the Gryphon series. ”
“The heroine is the Sea King's daughter, who serves as his spy and assassin because she can breathe as well on land as in the sea. (The Sea King and his children are human shaped with legs, not mer-people with fins.) The hero is the Seventh Son of the king of a Russian-style kingdom, a Fortunate Fool. It takes Lackey a while to get the "real" story underway, because she first sends the heroine off on an adventure in a Japanese-ish kingdom. This adventure seems to have nothing to do with the main story, except that the heroine is given an origami bird which plays a small role later on. Then the heroine is sent to investigate why the Russian kingdom is so quiet, with no trouble for so long, and meets the hero and realizes he's the reason. They fall for each other, then she's sent off on a mission by her father, things go awry and the hero goes on a quest to rescue her. This is kind of a disjointed story, but it's still interesting. ”
Gail Dayton wrote this review Thursday, May 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
