Book 1 of The Immortals series
Thirteen-year-old Daine has always had a special connection with animals, but only when she's forced to leave home does she realize it's more than a knack - it's magic. With this wild magic, not only can Daine speak to animals, but she can also make them obey her. Daine takes a job handling horses for the Queen's Riders, where she meets the master mage Numair and becomes his student.
Under Numair's guidance, Daine explores the scope of her magic. But she encounters other beings too, who are not so gentle. These terrifying creatures, called Immortals, have been imprisoned in the Divine Realms for the past four hundred years - but now someone ha broken the barrier. And it's up to Daine and her friends to defend their world from an Immortal attack.
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I'm just past the third chapter and it's good. It took me a little while to find out which character is which but I got there. Although, I really do like the monsters. They're certainly interesting.
ReplyDeleteI'm farther in now and it's a little different. I don't normally like to read books about horses but I like this one. I think that may be because there are other animals as well, not just horses. Some parts are still confusing and I think it's because I'm either not paying attention, or reading too fast.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure that I have recognized enough about the characters to be able to tell which is my favorite but Alanna, Onua, Daine, and the queen are pretty cool. Numair and the king are cool, too. I like the King and Queen because they don't seem to be like most royalty, you know, the ones who only care about themselves.
How does this writing style differ from that of other books you usually read?
ReplyDeleteIt seems to be simpler than what I'm used to but it's kind of nice.
DeleteI liked this book and I'm going to read the rest. To be honest, the ending was a bit dull and I was expecting more of a cliffhanger rather then, "we're gonna eat lunch, brb." I can't say that the missing cliffhanger was a bad thing because I feel like most books have them. I feel like they kind of get sickening after a while so it was to see a book without one for a change.
ReplyDeleteThough the writing seemed simpler then things like Every Dead Thing but it was more advanced then the Boxcar Children, but that could have also been the topic.