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More of a 2.5-star read. I did expect a simple storyline given the main target audience of this book, but I didn’t expect that it would take more than three quarters of the book to set the world background and introduced the characters.
The length of the book, plus the fact that other middle grade/YA stories had evolved a lot since this book’s original publication date, combined with the mix of physical book and audiobook I did probably didn’t set for the best enjoyment condition for me. The aud ...more
The length of the book, plus the fact that other middle grade/YA stories had evolved a lot since this book’s original publication date, combined with the mix of physical book and audiobook I did probably didn’t set for the best enjoyment condition for me. The aud ...more
Everyone is afraid of the Magicians
and when they walk among the 'dwells' during the 'Purge' they are protected by a force shied
until Sonea throws a stone at them and wills it to hit them .... she is surprised as everyone else when it does - she lives in the 'dwells' and only the 'Houses' produce magicians
She spends some time hiding from the Magicians search teams
but as she is trying to learn how to do magic again - she is getting more out of control
in the end the people hiding her turn her over ...more
and when they walk among the 'dwells' during the 'Purge' they are protected by a force shied
until Sonea throws a stone at them and wills it to hit them .... she is surprised as everyone else when it does - she lives in the 'dwells' and only the 'Houses' produce magicians
She spends some time hiding from the Magicians search teams
but as she is trying to learn how to do magic again - she is getting more out of control
in the end the people hiding her turn her over ...more
Apr 24, 2012
Eliza-Jane
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy,
books-i-desperately-want-to-buy
Apr 02, 2013
Amanda-Lee (StoryWings)
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
Shelves:
next-in-series,
wishlist
