Squire

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Summary: Squire
Review: Kel's third book details her time as a squire, the only stage left before knighthood. This is such a wonderful book, I'd only blubber completely if I tried to say more.

Kel is finally a squire, and to none other than the legendary Lord Raoul, Commander of the King's Own. The conservatives of the realm think he's gone mad, but Kel quickly proves that she can do so much more than what people expect of her. She also proves herself as a wonderful jouster, surprising many of the arrogant men who challenge her, thinking she is weak. Her wonderful performances soon win her the admiration of many, including Alanna the Lioness and her former training master (if you can call his approval admiration). She also wins the love of Cleon, a long-time friend. In the years leading up to her Ordeal, Kel shows the world that she can be both a wonderful warrior and woman. But, as ever, the infamous Ordeal of Knighthood is looming ahead. Will Kel have survived everything only to fail now?

Intense, romantic, and, of course, all-around amazing.

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Summary: Wonderful book........but the worst main character
Review: When i started reading the Protector of the Small Quartet, kel struck me as a bad character but had room for improvement as she got older. The only thing was that she didn't. She reamined the same person, with the worst personality. All the other characters were great and realistic, but the main character was so unreal, to perfect even the way she had a fear of heights was a ploy to make it seem that she wasn't perfect. she didn't deserve great friends like Neal or Owen and especially Dom and the squire to my favorite character in the Song of the Lioness Quartet. The only reason i gave this book three stars is because of Tamora Pierce's wonderful writing and plot. Just get a realistic main character like Alanna or Daine and you're set.

The plot is great, Kel has just become a squire, and in fear of getting a bad knight master. She ends up being the squire to none other than Alanna's best friend, Raoul of Golden Lake and Malorie's Peak. This book chronicles all the adventures that kel goes through with the Own that includes a run in with a kraken and masacring centaurs to be ended with her Ordeal. I must say that Kel's ordeal was rather boring when you compare it to Alanna's but opinion is that In the Hand of the Goddess can do no wrong.

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: This book follows the first in the series without a hitch. It is beautifully written & hard to put down. It follows the training of the first girl (Keladry)who wants to become a night in a magical country. Great read for anyone and especially good for young girls struggling with the need to be themselves even when it's hard for them to be strong as individuals.