trulybooked's review against another edition
2.0
It wasn't what I remembered it to be. I was much more engaged in the first novel than I was in the second. I might give the third a try, but it's not very high on my list.
karinajean's review against another edition
3.0
comfort book left over from high school. YA fantasy at it's best/worst!
crownoflaurel's review against another edition
3.0
Suffers at the beginning from my least favorite of Ms Lackey's writing tricks: spending a chapter in a character's mind, while mentally recounting previous events. This literally could have been skipped in favor of retelling it to a new character, who is introduced two chapters later (After they meet him, they go through the whole rigamarole of "telling" him about it, so...). These chapters are incredibly boring, and kill initial momentum.
shinyfox's review against another edition
3.0
This book just wasn't as good as the first book in the series. It was still good and I liked the book, but it rates about a half star below the first for me. I never really knew how frustrating it was to read a character with a stutter. I appreciate that people who have speech impediments are shown in this book, but it was very frustrating for me to read. I felt the book was a little too preachy, even though that was the main plot of the story tying in the church. It ties in and builds on the first book quite nicely. Even still it just wasn't my cup of tea.
xeni's review against another edition
5.0
Read in 2014:
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Read in 2009: Compared with the first of the series, this book focuses a lot more on the Free Bards and what they can achieve as a unit working outside of the law (rather than on just one main character).
I love how this book is a tie-in with the first, though, and how the Ghost from the Hill is revisited! The whole church and what it does to the world still freaks me out when I think back on it, so I am glad that Robin manages to help the Ghost out and hurt the Church in one go!
It was a great book; the whole series is excellent! And the theme of music is also a great addition.
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Read in 2009: Compared with the first of the series, this book focuses a lot more on the Free Bards and what they can achieve as a unit working outside of the law (rather than on just one main character).
I love how this book is a tie-in with the first, though, and how the Ghost from the Hill is revisited! The whole church and what it does to the world still freaks me out when I think back on it, so I am glad that Robin manages to help the Ghost out and hurt the Church in one go!
It was a great book; the whole series is excellent! And the theme of music is also a great addition.
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