Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) in Tortall Read-Along

Jan 11, 2018 April Sarah rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: owned

This book is my childhood. It still brings back memories of sneaking to the school library whenever I could. Alanna is such a strong willed character and this story starts a journey of accepting who you are and becoming who you want to be.

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Jan 10, 2018 Shae rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A fabulous foundational book! I look forward to continuing on with the series!

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Oct 29, 2012 Melinda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites, mythology, five-stars, ya, completed-series, fantasy, read-in-2014, read-in-2018, was-a-reread, 1980s-release

I didn't read this series until I was 19 but everytime I reread it I feel like I am back with childhood friends. There is something very familiar and comfortable about returning to these characters.

I decided to reread this because I want to (finally) catch up with the Tortall universe before the release of Tempests and Slaughter in February. ...more

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Jun 16, 2017 Anica rated it liked it

Overall review for the series: it's decent, but definitely reads like the first novels of the author's that it is. The pacing is off, the climaxes are resolved a little too quickly and abruptly, but there's potential there and a good world and characters that have been built. Hoping the future series are better. ...more

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