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Summary: Good, Entertaining book
Review: A very good book for those who play and enjoy music. It has many twists in the storyline, and lots of surprises. I loved the climax!
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Summary: A master writer with a master book.
Review: As I sat and read this book I found that I could not put it down. This was the first book that I had the privelege of reading by this author. It is very up beat and attention grabbing. A love and adventur story rolled into one. A girl who gets the chanch to go after her dream and she will not let any thing stand in her way. To any one who has not read this book; it is a must read.
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Summary: Extremely good
Review: How can you resist the story of a musical girl who tries her best to achieve her dreams? She goes through a lot of trouble getting there, even risking her life playing for a ghost! When she finally wins the first prize to be an apprentice of the Bardic Guild, she's attacked because she's a girl. It's not all downhill for her, though (that's a relief). She's found wonderful friends in the Gypsies, she's found her heart's desire to learn more music, and she's found love.
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Summary: Heavy-handed and muddled
Review: I have liked Lackey's other books, but this one just seemed ponderous. A typical girl-runs-away-from-home-has-to-survive-despite-hardships kind of book. What was especially annoying to me was how Rune kept "noticing" the hypocritical way the church conducted itself, and how all they really cared about was money. The book might have been saved for all that, but when Rune finally gets to the Free Bards, away from the oppression of the Church and Bardic Guild, she, and her new-found love, the leader of the Free Bards, seem to completely abandon their earlier characters. Lackey sums the "romance" up very neatly, not even bothering to take time for explaining developments in the relationship. And once Rune and Master Wren do have sex, they immediately "need to be married." Did Lackey just get tired of the book at the end? I just hope she had some other more interesting project to get to, because I would not read another book like this one.
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Summary: Not bad...but could be better
Review: I have to say first off that I'm a huge fan of Mercedes Lackey, but this is just not one of her better books. Usually they keep you entranced to the end. At first, this book seemed to do the same. But as things went on, and the initial appeal disappeared, I lost interest. Of course, I kept on reading to the end, because I was mildly interested in the ending.One of the things I found that annoyed me was the fact that the characters, the main ones, at least, did not have any major flaws. They all seemed so perfect. Rune was determined, smart, and talented. Talaysen was handsome, famous, talented, nice, and a Master Bard to boot! Furthermore, the book lacks a central plot, and thus seems to drift meaninglessly at times. The characters have little "adventures" that have little connection to each other. Chapters would go on describing trifles and everyday going-ons of the characters. But then the final climactic scene was sqeezed into one short chapter. Overall, good for a light read, but not something overly engrossing that will keep you turning pages.
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Summary: fast paced, agripper, and yet deep fantasy novel
Review: I just recently finished The Lark and the Wren and I don't think it could have gotten any better. It was exiting and fast paced and yet emotional and it dealt with issues of real life which is rare of a typical fantasy story. I thought the characters were very belivable and real in a unusual setting (which is hard to do). All in all I loved this book any one who even slightly likes fantasy will adore this book. I know I did.
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Summary: Great book!!
Review: I loved it!! I thought the characters were very real and the book didn't ramble on at all. I loved how she tied this book in with all the other books in this series. One of Mercedes Lackey's best!
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Summary: A decent read with many flaws
Review: I picked this novel up from our local used books a couple of weeks ago, and was initially very impressed. The first half of the story followed the young girl Rune (born into the typical and clichéd fantasy environment) as she departs home in an attempt to become a member of the Bardic Guild. The people whom she meets on her quest are all quite fascinating, and I couldn't help but agree with the way that she perceived others However, not all good things last, as the book progresses, and Rune realizes her dream might be a bit out of reach, everything falls apart. Now don't get me wrong, the second half of the book has the most potential, and could have been written in a stunning style, but that was not to be. What bothered me most, was the abundance of endings. The main characters went through several 'climaxes' before finally reaching the end of the book, which made the last few pages very dull, and the final climax to be overwealmingly predictable. The number of 'coincidences' also leaves me banging my head in frustration. The moment when the characters need something or someone, it's there! They rarely have to seriously struggle for very long, because someone or something will always come out of nowhere and rescue them. Alas, alas, this book is still very nice for a light read, and I am interested in acquiring the second book of the series just to see if it improves.
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Summary: A decent read with many flaws
Review: I picked this novel up from our local used books a couple of weeks ago, and was initially very impressed. The first half of the story followed the young girl Rune (born into the typical and clichéd fantasy environment) as she departs home in an attempt to become a member of the Bardic Guild. The people whom she meets on her quest are all quite fascinating, and I couldn't help but agree with the way that she perceived others However, not all good things last, as the book progresses, and Rune realizes her dream might be a bit out of reach, everything falls apart. Now don't get me wrong, the second half of the book has the most potential, and could have been written in a stunning style, but that was not to be. What bothered me most, was the abundance of endings. The main characters went through several 'climaxes' before finally reaching the end of the book, which made the last few pages very dull, and the final climax to be overwealmingly predictable. The number of 'coincidences' also leaves me banging my head in frustration. The moment when the characters need something or someone, it's there! They rarely have to seriously struggle for very long, because someone or something will always come out of nowhere and rescue them. Alas, alas, this book is still very nice for a light read, and I am interested in acquiring the second book of the series just to see if it improves.
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Summary: This book is great!
Review: I really liked this book. It's about Rune, who wants to join the Bardic Guild. She goes through a lot of hardships in her quest to become good enough, and to get to the trials.
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