Rating: 
Summary: No Creativity and Lack of Beef
Review: This is one of the worst book that I have read for this kind of gender. It is clearly inspired by Harry Potter but not in a good way. I guess it could be good for kids but for adults and young adults, who are hoping to fine something magical like Harry. Please skip this book.
The vocabulary and way of showing things are also horribly done. If you want to get this book, please get it at the library, and don't waste your money like I did.,
Rating:
Summary: No Creativity and Lack of Beef
Review: This is one of the worst book that I have read for this kind of gender. It is clearly inspired by Harry Potter but not in a good way. I guess it could be good for kids but for adults and young adults, who are hoping to fine something magical like Harry. Please skip this book.
The vocabulary and way of showing things are also horribly done. If you want to get this book, please get it at the library, and don't waste your money like I did.,
Rating: 
Summary: teenage Potter-like tale
Review: Tria has resigned herself to working on a farm and marrying a farmer but thanks to the machinations of her mother she is going to the Simonton School for the Magically Gifted. When she first arrives she is very disappointed because it is a run down place with few students. Her roommate is a selfish, conniving and untrustworthy minx who gets out of work duty and sets one boy against another.Over time, Tria adjusts and even has a date for the mid-winder festival. That happy occasion turns to tragedy when her enemy Oryon uses his considerable powers to send Tria date and his friend into the realm of the Dire Women, dark spirits who dwell in another dimension. Tria has a lot of power but she fears she won't be able to learn how to use it in time to save her friends. E. Rose Sabin is a gifted storyteller whose debut novel will appeal to the J.K. Rowling crowd, as this novel is a teenage Potter-like tale. The protagonist is a thoroughly likable young woman who makes mistakes and learns from them. Her adventures in the school and her interactions with other students make for fascinating reading. It is hoped that this is only the first novel in what could be a great series. Harriet Klausner
Rating:
Summary: teenage Potter-like tale
Review: Tria has resigned herself to working on a farm and marrying a farmer but thanks to the machinations of her mother she is going to the Simonton School for the Magically Gifted. When she first arrives she is very disappointed because it is a run down place with few students. Her roommate is a selfish, conniving and untrustworthy minx who gets out of work duty and sets one boy against another. Over time, Tria adjusts and even has a date for the mid-winder festival. That happy occasion turns to tragedy when her enemy Oryon uses his considerable powers to send Tria date and his friend into the realm of the Dire Women, dark spirits who dwell in another dimension. Tria has a lot of power but she fears she won't be able to learn how to use it in time to save her friends. E. Rose Sabin is a gifted storyteller whose debut novel will appeal to the J.K. Rowling crowd, as this novel is a teenage Potter-like tale. The protagonist is a thoroughly likable young woman who makes mistakes and learns from them. Her adventures in the school and her interactions with other students make for fascinating reading. It is hoped that this is only the first novel in what could be a great series. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Better Plotted than HP books!
Review: With the protagonist being a teenager, this book is obviously aimed at the teens that first cut their teeth on HP but now need more meat. And they get it! The twists (plot twists & twists of objects in the book) is just grand. The best part is you don't see the end coming, yet it fits perfectly. The various types of magic ability are much more thought out and well developed (and believable) than HP's, it impacts the plot and characters more. Because of their own ethics characters use and misuse magic and learn lessons from their mistakes. And it is also a very rare story these days: a GIRL'S coming of age. Well done.
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