Something is threatening the legendary Healer's Keep, where students gifted in the healing arts are trained. Will they learn enough in time to keep...
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Jun 14, 2011
This review was originally posted on my blog, Creativity's Corner
This book was worth taking my time with. It surprised me in so many ways and yet looking back, I should have seen them coming.
One of the things I loved was the characters. They were extremely vivid in my mind. I could see Maeve serving Lord Morlen, and hear her beautiful voice as she talked to Jasper. I felt Sara's pain at Bern's betrayal and her own stupidity. Each character caught and held my interest fo More...
This book was worth taking my time with. It surprised me in so many ways and yet looking back, I should have seen them coming.
One of the things I loved was the characters. They were extremely vivid in my mind. I could see Maeve serving Lord Morlen, and hear her beautiful voice as she talked to Jasper. I felt Sara's pain at Bern's betrayal and her own stupidity. Each character caught and held my interest fo More...
Jul 29, 2011
More proof that I keep underestimating Victoria Hanley. While this wasn't quite as fabulous as The Seer and the Sword - I found the first half absolutely riveting and the second half somewhat rushed and confusing - it was more original by far and still a great read. I actually really liked the dream-travel premise (it's something I've toyed with writing about myself, although I think this author did a far better job than i would have) and don't understand why so many of my fellow reviewers fin
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Apr 28, 2010
Margaret
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When I read Hanley's The Seer and the Sword, I concluded that it had good characters, but not enough worldbuilding. Oddly, Hanley's second book, The Healer's Keep, suffers from the opposite problem.
It's set in the same world and follows the adventure of four teenagers who are fighting the mysterious Shadow King, who is trying to take over the Healer's Keep (where two of the teens are studying magic) and then the world. Though the world (particularly the Keep) is well thought-out, no More...
It's set in the same world and follows the adventure of four teenagers who are fighting the mysterious Shadow King, who is trying to take over the Healer's Keep (where two of the teens are studying magic) and then the world. Though the world (particularly the Keep) is well thought-out, no More...
Jan 08, 2011
Megan
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This is supposedly a companion to the sword and the seer and found myself trying to figure out how they were connected. I liked the book, in fact I really enjoyed it, but I found myself trying to figure out the loose ends. She started a bunch of side stories that I wanted more details on. I wanted to know how vahss was created, what happens to dad etc. I enjoyed this book but found myself trying to figure out why there wasn't another chapter or two to wrap up the story. I walked away wantin
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Apr 24, 2010
Tressa
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This is a sequel to The Seer and the Sword. It's about a princess, Sara, who desguises herself as a commoner when she enters The Healer's Keep where she will be trained as a magical healer. After assessment, the new healers are supposed to have their specific talents named wihtin several different categories. Sara makes friends with two boys, one who manipulates her to obey his wishes and endangering the keep as well as the whole world. The other boy, Dorjan, helps Sara realize what has happened
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Jan 26, 2011
Doyin
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So… the book was pretty good. It’s set in a fantasy world where people can see in to the present and the future, transport themselves with their minds, walk through other people’s dreams and even feel someone’s essence simply by touching them. An interesting story that moved along pretty well, not too fast or slow. My only real problem that kept me from really fully enjoying it is that there were way too many moments in which the main characters were just too helpless. It wasn’t as frustrating a
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Jul 10, 2007
O'Donovan
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Here's the thing: This is a perfectly lovely book for someone who's just getting into YA fantasy. It smacks of the epic, it builds on the interesting world introduced in The Seer and the Sword (although, I have to admit, I don't love the sorts of fantasy books that require a glossary at the end, Tamora Pierce excepted) and it has one, maybe two, really likeable characters.
That's the problem, though: There are four protagonists, which means a lot of shifting POV and, in a book this sl More...
That's the problem, though: There are four protagonists, which means a lot of shifting POV and, in a book this sl More...
Sep 29, 2011
Rachelle
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This book is a sequel to The Seer and the Sword. As most sequels go... it was good but not as good. With 4 main characters, it was a bit too choppy. The author continues with the same magical world introduced in the previous book, but of course adds so many elements that they are hard to keep up with. I felt like this book could have used some good character development and a little less of the wild twists and turns. It was entertaining however and I will probably continue with the series.
Mar 02, 2009
Liz
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This was my least favorite of the three even though I still loved it. The only thing that was frustrating was that there were several story lines going on and she had to keep jumping back and forth. Instead of just having one main character there were four or five and several other characters that were integral as well. I liked the book, it was just a little too jumpy. But still a great read.
Jan 04, 2010
Susan
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Second in the series? Listed as "A companion book to The Seer and the Sword". The daughter of the King and Queen (from the first book) has a special gift and goes to the Healer's Keep to define it and study. She finds that all is not as it should be there and with the help of others she must face the minions of the Shadow Lord. I enjoyed this but---well, maybe a little mystic for me.
Dec 08, 2009
Alyssa
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A threat to the legendary Healer's Keep is secret until two new students and another set of unlikely heroes find their paths leading them to decide the destiny of the land. Although a main character is the daughter of the main characters in The Seer and the Sword, everything else is prettymuch a whole new set of adventures, magic, and mystery. LOVED this book, perhaps as much as the first.
Sep 23, 2010
Rachel
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This was an okay read. The author didn't really clearly explain why the bad guy was evil; we were just expected to assume that he would be. Nor was there any real "doomsday" forecast for if the bad guy got his way. Finally, one character mentioned wanting a certain ability, but there was no follow up to that idea or explanation as to why he wanted the ability.
It wasn't badly written, but it could have been a little tighter.
It wasn't badly written, but it could have been a little tighter.
Jul 17, 2009
Sally
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Sep 04, 2009
Jeanna
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Didn't enjoy it as much as Seer and the Sword. I felt like too many people were just a little too dumb in this one (something that really annoys me in books, although I suspect that I would probably be just as dumb in some of these cases).
PG? (I can't remember--it's been a while, but I seem to remember it being pretty clean.)
PG? (I can't remember--it's been a while, but I seem to remember it being pretty clean.)
May 15, 2011
Samantha
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This was a fun, fast, easy read with a little romance. It took me a little longer to get into this one (granted, I still read it in one day), but once I did I loved it. Just to remind myself- this one was about dream travel and Slivite slaves and the evil Lord Morlen.
Aug 16, 2010
Toni
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It was pretty good but I agree with what someone else said in a review, that The Seer and the Sword helped you know the characters very well but the world they lived in was a little fuzzy, and The Healer's Keep was the opposite. Their world is very well done with lots of details but there were four main characters in this one and we didn't get to know them as well. But still a good book.
Mar 31, 2010
Alyssa
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At first the book was a little "slow" and wierd, but it got better fast. I loved all the characters. The plot was a bit slow starting but it became a nice pace after the first couple of chapters. Some things were kinda wierd but they got less wierd toward the end of the book. This is a good read but beware of a slow beginning.
Mar 09, 2009
Monae
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This was also a good book, but I don't think it was as intersting as the first. The story jumps back and forth between so many main characters that I had a hard time relating to any one hero or heroine. However, a creative story that was worth the read.
Apr 17, 2009
Marco
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Another good one by Victoria Hanley. This one brought back characters from the first book and introduced some great new characters. The story was interesting (although a few times a little confusing) and flowed well. It was a quick, enjoyable read.
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Dec 19, 2011
Natalia
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The sequel to The Seer and The Sword delivers. It is marked as a companion book, but it is a sequel in the best of worlds, because it follows new characters with close ties to the first. The story is good, exciting, and well written.
Mar 13, 2010
Jenny
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I did not like this as much as The Seer and the Sword, but it was still a good read. There were four main characters, and I liked two more than others but maybe that is because of their association with some of the characters in TSATS.
Dec 13, 2011
Matthew
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Different than Seer and the Sword. More spiritual and magical. Good story with lots going on. The end drags on a bit, but is good.
Has what I like about Young Adult fiction; good story and adventure with lot of things happening.
Has what I like about Young Adult fiction; good story and adventure with lot of things happening.
Aug 05, 2008
Kathy
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This is a companion book to Seer and the Sword. I loved that book, it was written well, and just flowed nicely. I had a little bit harder time with Hearler's Keep. I did enjoy the story, I think I would have liked it more if it was just a stand alone book and didn't try and include so much from the previous book. I like Jasper and Maeve a lot. I also would have liked it more if it just came from one perspective, instead of 4+ people telling the story. Another element that was missing was a goo
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Feb 25, 2009
Lorajean
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I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVED this book! He he, I want to read it again. I was transported to a new world in the very first chapter!! Its a MUST read!
In comparison to the way Stephanie Meyer pulls you in with one character, imagine if you read Breaking Dawn from more perspectives. Like Alice, Aro, and Irina's perspectives in addition to Bell and Jacobs. That is the way Victoria Hanley does her books. It's intense really refreshing.
NOTE: I haven't re-read these since readi More...
In comparison to the way Stephanie Meyer pulls you in with one character, imagine if you read Breaking Dawn from more perspectives. Like Alice, Aro, and Irina's perspectives in addition to Bell and Jacobs. That is the way Victoria Hanley does her books. It's intense really refreshing.
NOTE: I haven't re-read these since readi More...
Jan 03, 2009
Irene
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Sequel to Seer and the Sword- it was very dissapointing. Good plot but written in a very simple almost childish manner that lacked the awsomeness of number one.
Feb 09, 2011
Jeanybeany
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I remember doing a book report on this book in the seventh grade. I read this series out of order as well, but in this series they are companion books so it's alright.
Jul 10, 2010
Tara
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An enjoyable read and sequel/companion book to The Seer & The Sword. It was fun learning more about this world, and seeing what happened with these characters.
May 28, 2010
Maren
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A lot like Seer and the Sword, but this time the author has even more parallel stories that all end up coming together. Lots of excitement and adventure.
Jan 25, 2009
Celeste
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I had a real hard time getting through this book--I loved the first book--but this had too much magic for me---I am too sleepy to read a book with a glossary of "made up" words in the back. Maybe at a different time I would have liked it more.
Oct 23, 2010
Momruns5
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Had a very quick plot. I couldn't stop reading it. This was a recommendation from Kate! Good choice Kate! I stayed up until 3 am just to finish.
