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Summary: great story of a girl struggling to control her abilities
Review: In Tris's book, Pierce continues her story of four young children struggling to adapt to their strange lives and abilities. For other fans of Pierce who experss that they miss her Tortallian books, I find that the setting for Circle of Magic is quite similar in some respects and gives her story a fresh perspective. I look foward to reading her next two books.
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Summary: You like Thrills and Magic then you'll love this one =:)
Review: If you like magic and thrills you'll just love this book. The story makes you not want to put the book down. I know I could not put the book down. I like that the book had a map so you could locate where everything was happening. The book also makes you wish you had magical powers like its charaters. Read about how the charaters use their powers to help their teachers and their only real home from dangers.
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Summary: This book is a very good book for young people
Review: This book is full of humor for all kinds of people and ages. Mrs. Pierce's writing style is good, very good. I love this book for it's balance of an excellent plot, humor, and fantasy.
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Summary: Tamora Pierce has done it again.
Review: This is the second book in the Circle of Magic Quartet, but it is not second when it comes right down to it. Tamora Pierce has written many books about the Kingdom of Tortall, but this series is in a compleatly different world. This makes this series even better. Though I love her other series, and I am glad that she is continuing in her next set of books, but reading about a new world and new characters if a great change. Tris's Book begins two weeks after Sandry's Book, the first book, ended. The four children mages of Disipline Cottage are continuing their lessons with their teachers. Lark is teaching Sandry how to use her magic to weave. The Smith is teaching Daja how use her magic to look for metals under the ground. Rosethorne is teaching Briar more about the plants in her garden and how their magics connect them togethar. Last but not least, Niko is again intrupting Tris's lessons because of a large, unexpected explosion. This explosion is only the begining of the troubles at Winding Circle Temple. Pirate's attack the Temple, throwing exploding balls into the protective walls. All of the residents are needed to help protect the Temple from being destroyed. Tris, Sandry, Briar, and Daja must decide what to do to help and how they can use their powers to help. By the end of the book they have learned a lot of lessons, and they grow in wisdom. They also learn that they need to learn controll, over anything else, of their powers will be worthless. After reading this book, I am now anxiously awaiting for the next two books of this quartet to be written and published. Tamora Pierce is a wonderful writer. She writes so that the readers feel as if they are a part of the action. I highly recomend this book, and all of her other books, to all kinds of readers of all ages. There is something in this book that will appeal to all different kinds of readers.
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Summary: A summary
Review: In this book, Tris and her friends Daja, Sandry, and Briar are involved in the defense of a pirate attack. The real trouble starts when Daja goes out to help strengthen the chains that block the harbor with her smith magic. The others are woken by a vision of Daja in the harbr and exploding balls all around. In the end, Tris's friends are held captive by the evil mage Emelan who is the pirates' head mage. Tris has to save them. Even better than the first book in the series.
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Summary: "You Upset Her When She's Already Frightened..."
Review: Don't get me wrong, I love Tamora Pierce's books. But "Tris's Book" (also titled "The Power in the Storm") is simply not the top of her game. This volume is the second in a four-part series called "Circle of Magic". Set in a fantasy realm over a one-year period, Pierce tells the story of four young mages who are brought together to live at the temple community of Winding Circle, to control and properly use their various powers.
The children couldn't be more different, but their studies bring them closer together till they are bonded magically (unbeknown to their four mentors), each sharing in the other's unique power. Pierce claims that her inspiration comes from the old-world handicrafts that are dying from our own world, such as weaving and metal-craft. Such things are channelled through into the mages' powers, with the exception of Tris who is a 'weather witch' and can hear voices on the wind.
Summersea is still recovering from the earthquake of the previous book, but the damage done to the harbour defences mean that Winding Circle is vulnerable to pirates. The children at Disciple Cottage are called upon to help strengthen the damaged buildings, and it is then that the pirates appear on the seas - and they have their eyes fixed on the riches of the temple. Once again, it comes down the children to rescue their beloved home - which isn't easy considering there is a betrayer in their midst...
It sounds exciting and fast-paced, but often the story drags. Most of the action concerns the mages and their teachers preparing the defences, and when the climactic moment comes, it's rushed and over quickly. The turncoat within Winding Circle is obvious, and there is a needless subplot involving Tris caring for a baby bird.
What saves the book is the human element, something that Pierce is so good at capturing. Tris is a wonderful character, and perhaps the most vivid and interesting of all four of the children. Plump, with glasses, red frizzy hair and a bad temper, this bookworm has a prickly personality that often puts her at odds with most people, and she infinitely prefers a book to human company. Estranged from her unloving family, she is only now beginning to open up to the feelings of human affection. But it doesn't help that the weather churns up whenever she looses her temper.
Each book also explore one of the friendships between the four, and this one mostly concerns Briar and Tris. The fact that such opposites, from such different walks of life can become friends is immensely touching. The other two children have segments of the book dedicated to them, and the bond between all of them is deep and realistic.
Not the best Pierce has to offer, and yet still a pleasant read, especially with Pierce's ability to create the shades of grey in what could easily be a black and white novel. Two-and-a-half stars.
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Summary: Tris's Book
Review: Tris's book is the second book in the Circle of Magic series. In this book, a powerful earthquake has destroy parts of the Winding Circle's defenses. Although pirates have not dared attack it for years, they can't help but take advantage of its vunerability. The pirates are led by the pirate queen, Pahua, and her mage brother Enahar. The four young mages, Sandry, Tris, Briar, and Daja, are some of those to witness the pirate new and dangerous weapons--boomstones. These stones can explode a large amount of land and kill hundreds of people. All four mages must use their magics to protect the Winding Circle from invasion. Tris also dicovers what she needs most--control over her powers.
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Summary: brilliant series by a brilliant author
Review: I loved all of Tamora Pierce's series, except this one. I suggest reading Protector of the Small Series, or the Song of the Lioness Quartet. They were my favorite series.
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Summary: Excellent, Tris is a great character
Review: I love this, and it's not even my favorite from COM. I think Tris is the character that intrigues me the most, although I could never have a favorite from among the four. This book has lots of magic, a lot about pirates, enough about birds, and an interesting family tie that Tris had nearly forgotten. I love the part in the harbor with Daja and Frostpine best, but the final battle with the pirate fleet nearly tops that. Buying this book would be a good idea, as long as you had the rest of the seires. Owning only one of a series is very frusterating... trust me.
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Summary: Tris's Book
Review: This book I would have to say was my favorite of all of them. It had lots of action and emotion, Though I do not read alot of books I read this series and can't wait to read more.
This book is about four kids (Sandry, Tris, Daja, and Briar)who's magic blede into each others after Sadry had combind them in an Earth quake. They now shared some abilities with one another. They now had a great adventure that lyes ahead that has death, Pirets and a new wepon. They work together to save their new home from the Pirets and the new wepon.
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