I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Battle Magic by Tamora Pierce Series: The Circle Reforged
Published by Scholastic Press on September 24th 2013
Genres: Adventure, Fiction
Pages: 440
Source: NetGalley
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On their way to the first Circle temple in Gyongxe, mages Briar, Rosethorn, and Evvy pay a visit to the emperor's summer palace. Although treated like royalty when they first arrive, the mages soon discover that the emperor plans to invade Gyongxe, posing a fatal threat to the home temple of the Living Circle religion. Accompanied by one of the emperor's prize captives, the three mages rush to Gyongxe to warn its citizens of the impending attack. With the imperials hot on their trail, Briar, Rosethorn, and Evvy must quickly help the country prepare for battle. But even with the help of new allies, will their combined forces be enough to fight the imperial army and win the war?
The kids and I have listened to all the Circle books from Tamora Pierce so we know the charachters Briar, Rosethorn and Evvy. I must admit that I enjoy the fact that now Briar is older and a mentor to Evvy and not just the little scamp he made his first appearance in Sandry’s Book. This story was hard to read at times, and I will admit that I am happy I read the book and didn’t listen to the audio book like we’ve done with all the others in the car. There are plenty of interactions with the emperor and his people that, well are not nice. The emperor is a very hard man who wants what he wants right then and there, and will punish harshly any infractions that he sees – which would have brought up some hard questions from my 8 year old as to how could he be so mean. Through this book Briar, Rosethorn and Evvy go through many trials and hardships that I wouldn’t want anyone to face let alone two young kids. But with their magic, intelligence and determination you see these three grow and learn to face their trials head on and to stand up for what they believe in. I do like that perseverance theme in this story, that even when things are hard sometimes you just have to push through and finish your task. This is something that I think the teens and young adults of this world sometimes don’t fully realize- I know my son doesn’t. There is plenty of action and intrigue going on in this book to keep you glued to the pages until you finish, and if you’ve read the other Circle books that chronologically take place after this story you will get many answers to why things are they way they are in the later books – which is always a good thing to my way of thinking. This book is not for sensitive souls who would be disturbed by people hurting other people just because they are a ruler and the other person is not. But other than that I think you will really enjoy this book.
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