Brightly Burning (Valdemar)
by Mercedes Lackey
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Read in June, 2007
recommends it for:
fantasy fans
I absolutely love this book - it's most definitely my favourite of anything I've read by Mercedes Lackey. Not only are the characters appealing, the plot interesting and the prose devoid of sentimentality (a common pitfall in her books), but it is genuinely moving, and I have reread this quite a few times.
Definitely worth it.
Definitely worth it.
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
Mary-Sue fantasy lovers, those interested in cross-species love
Mercedes Lackey was an author who I first discovered when I was in middle-school, and she wrote about exactly what I wanted to read about when I was that age. As a result, she's become the fantasy equivalent of comfort food. When I'm sick and laying about at home, I want grilled cheese sandwiches and gingerale; when I'm emotionally strung out and need to have an easy, comfortable escape, I read Mercedes Lackey. Sure, grilled cheese and Mercedes Lackey books will never achieve 5-star ratings a...more
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I gave up on this book. Her writing style isn't in my taste. I found the plot, the characters, the setting, pretty much everything hard to swallow. This was a swap read kinda thing, where my friend would read Ender's Game in exchange that I read this one. I couldn't do it.
Please, save some time and pick up a better book. I have never read any other M. L. books, so this is just based off one book. I have no hope for the other books. I'll pick one up later to see.
Please, save some time and pick up a better book. I have never read any other M. L. books, so this is just based off one book. I have no hope for the other books. I'll pick one up later to see.
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I love Mercedes Lackey, and this book was good, but not as good as her others. But I would still reccommend it.
The main character, Lavan, is really annoying in the beginning. While it is easy to sympathize with him, he is kindof a pushover still. He gets better. The background story, with the kingdom going to war, is better understood if you have read her other books first, because those explain that part of the story. Here it is only incident to the story of Lavan and so it doesn't g...more
The main character, Lavan, is really annoying in the beginning. While it is easy to sympathize with him, he is kindof a pushover still. He gets better. The background story, with the kingdom going to war, is better understood if you have read her other books first, because those explain that part of the story. Here it is only incident to the story of Lavan and so it doesn't g...more
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The tragic story of Lavan Firestorm.[return:][return:]Not as tear-stricken as the Last Herald-Mage which is a Good Thing.
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