canadianbookaddict's review against another edition
4.0
I have been enjoying this series very much and I am so glad someone had recommended the first book to me a while back.
The Silent Shield is book number 5 in the Kingfountain series and it is a young adult fantasy series. The Silent Sheild got me hooked from the very beginning and I just couldn't (and didn't want to) stop reading it until the end.
This book and the series is easy to read so I recommend it if you are new to the fantasy genre.
The Silent Shield is book number 5 in the Kingfountain series and it is a young adult fantasy series. The Silent Sheild got me hooked from the very beginning and I just couldn't (and didn't want to) stop reading it until the end.
This book and the series is easy to read so I recommend it if you are new to the fantasy genre.
sheritolley's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rebekahology's review against another edition
5.0
This is my favorite of the Kingfountain series so far. I'm really glad that I've read all the Muirwood books, because it makes this so enjoyable when I catch all the tie-ins. Trynne Kiskadon is amazing. Mr. Wheeler really did a fantastic job describing the fight scenes, and it's fun to pick up on the myths and history woven throughout.
Now I just have to wait until November... dang it!
Now I just have to wait until November... dang it!
agruenbaum's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed this more than the previous book. Not a favorite, but an enjoyable something new to listen to.
kerttuli's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
habeasopus's review against another edition
3.0
This series is really hitting its stride with this book. There's definitely a little of that "middle book of the trilogy" feel here, that some will love and some will hate, but it's serving it's purpose. It's nice to see some connections with Muirwood coming. Hoping there is more tied together in the next book.
wingstitch's review against another edition
5.0
I have enjoyed this series from the beginning. Strong characters, interesting landscape, enough action but not too much (nothing sours me on a book faster than guys fighting just because 50 more pages have passed, and it's time for a fight). The women warriors are believable to me, and welcome.
There is one problem that almost led me to downgrade it to four stars, and it is almost inevitable in a series that runs beyond a trilogy: the need to recap previous story threads, remind us how the characters fit together, and otherwise help readers to catch up with the books that came before, can bog down the first hundred pages significantly. (Let's call that the Ice/Fire Dilemma - leave readers on their own, and trust that they have read and remembered what came before, or fill them in completely and risk losing their interest?) After some thought, I decided the re-exposition wasn't excessive, considering the scope of the story. I like the device of using the character list to do some of the summarizing of previous story threads.
All in all, this is an entertaining addition to the Kingfountain series.
There is one problem that almost led me to downgrade it to four stars, and it is almost inevitable in a series that runs beyond a trilogy: the need to recap previous story threads, remind us how the characters fit together, and otherwise help readers to catch up with the books that came before, can bog down the first hundred pages significantly. (Let's call that the Ice/Fire Dilemma - leave readers on their own, and trust that they have read and remembered what came before, or fill them in completely and risk losing their interest?) After some thought, I decided the re-exposition wasn't excessive, considering the scope of the story. I like the device of using the character list to do some of the summarizing of previous story threads.
All in all, this is an entertaining addition to the Kingfountain series.
wanderlustlover's review against another edition
4.0
Doing this one like the last set of three;
2018 Spring:
Book 1 - I was very pleased to see this book focused suddenly on a girl character and not a boy, if in the same family and thus making use of some of the same 'powers.' I found the switching pieces of politics and change a breath of fresh air. I loved the addition of the Oath Maidens. I liked that the ages were different in this one. I do find the reliance on stories/experiences from the earlier trilogy a little too often and heavy-handed in places.
Book 2 - I'm a little disappointed in the same kind of love plot twist happening at the end of this book as happened in the last one. But I did appreciate the Oath Maidens here, again, and I nearly teared up at the point where the entire force was seen for the first time, by the King. That whole scene was divine. I feel a little uninterested in the wizrs, and very certain about what is happening with Morwenna (especially since she's Morgaine in these Arthurian Tales).
Book 3 -
2018 Spring:
Book 1 - I was very pleased to see this book focused suddenly on a girl character and not a boy, if in the same family and thus making use of some of the same 'powers.' I found the switching pieces of politics and change a breath of fresh air. I loved the addition of the Oath Maidens. I liked that the ages were different in this one. I do find the reliance on stories/experiences from the earlier trilogy a little too often and heavy-handed in places.
Book 2 - I'm a little disappointed in the same kind of love plot twist happening at the end of this book as happened in the last one. But I did appreciate the Oath Maidens here, again, and I nearly teared up at the point where the entire force was seen for the first time, by the King. That whole scene was divine. I feel a little uninterested in the wizrs, and very certain about what is happening with Morwenna (especially since she's Morgaine in these Arthurian Tales).
Book 3 -