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    <body><![CDATA[It's kind of impossible for me to describe the impact Alanna had on me as a young girl. She taught me that people will most often find your paralysing rage &quot;cute&quot; rather than intimidating, and she sparked a lifelong desire to have a talking cat with purple eyes. I generally consider the Im...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66095635">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[(4 1/2 Stars)<br/><br/>This is the 2nd book in the Song of the Lioness Quartet. I liked the romance in this book, though still felt one particular aspect of the relationships developed too quickly. I like George more than Jonathan. :-) Alanna is one determined girl and I really like her and watchi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64949909">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13835.In_the_Hand_of_the_Goddess_Song_of_the_Lioness_Book_2_" title="In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, Book 2) by Tamora Pierce">In the Hand of the Goddess</a> directly follows the plot from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13831.Alanna_The_First_Adventure_Song_of_the_Lioness_Book_1_" title="Alanna  The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, Book 1) by Tamora Pierce">Alanna  The First Adventure</a>. Alanna is still a squire disguised as a boy.  The book follows her through her first battles, the Ordeal of Knighthood, and her show down with the evil Roger of Conte.<br/><br/>I can sympathize with those who fe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56915267">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;I don't want to fall in love. I just want to be a warrior maiden.&quot;<br/>Still disguised as a boy, Alanna becomes a squire to none other than the prince of the realm. Prince Jonathan is not only Alanna's liege lord, he is also her best friend -- and one of the few who knows the secret of her true identity. But when a mysterious sorceror threatens the prince's life, it will take all of Alanna's skill, strength, and magical power to protect him -- even at the risk of revealing who she really is...<br/>Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna's second adventure continues the saga of a girl who dares to follow her dreams -- and the magical destiny that awaits her.<br/>Alanna's journey continues...]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[As with the first book in this series I have mixed feelings about it.  Overall I was interested in the story and charcters.  I felt the writing was better in this book than the first.  I have some issues with it though, it is written for young readers but it treats things like sex and drinking very ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76425636">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The second in the Song of the Lioness quartet starts a few months after <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5030831.The_Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn" title="The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain">Alanna: The First Adventure</a> ended. Alanna, now Prince Jonathan's squire, is traveling when a storm forces her to seek shelter. That night, she meets a new friend - a cat with eyes as violet as her own - and the Goddess herself, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49764044">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Really, Tammy Pierce? We needed an omniscient talking cat? I don't think so.<br/><br/>The gender politics of this book piss me off, although not as much as all the parts of The Woman Who Rides Like A Man that involve Jonathan.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm reading this series because I like the idea, but I've found much better stories of girls masquerading as boys to get where they want to be.  Cynthia Voigt's <em>Jackaroo</em> for one, and The Bloody Jack series by L.A. Meyer, for a little different take (historical, rather than fantasy).  The Dark Horse ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44874182">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The second book in the Song of the Lioness Quartet. Alanna has became a squire, to Johnanthan. Alanna, having the gift has to attend a class given by Johnanthan's cousin, Duke Roger of Conte, who Alan/Alanna suspects to have been the one to make the sweating sickness, which drains the gift of all he...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42210858">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Update: We finished this book and are now on book three. There is sex in this book. No descriptions or details, but they allude to the heroine having sex. Aack. I think I &quot;covered&quot; my chagrin pretty well. (it talks about learning about &quot;love.&quot;) My girls were a little clueless, so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47226849">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read <em>Alanna</em> a few years ago and enjoyed it. I even went ahead and spoiled the ending of the series for myself by visiting Tamora Pierce's website. From what I do remember about the quality of the first book, I was disappointed with <em>In the Hand of the Goddess</em>. I rarely ever say this about books, bu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11913140">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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