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Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce

9 reviews

obsetress's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, and War

bubski_mcboo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

  While I loved the author as a teen due to her influx of female heroines in the male-dominated fantasy adventure genre, I have grown out of this series due to the types of relationships the author encourages in teenage girls, which played a part in my unrealistic expectations regarding romance and my underperformance at school.

Numair and Daine have implied mutual attraction throughout the series, culminating in an established relationship by the final book when Daine is conveniently legal (where I live) at sixteen but still too young to be snogging her thirty-year-old teacher, who doesn't, to my mind, have nearly enough guilt about allowing it. This is not the kind of relationship impressionable teens should be encouraged to pursue.

Other than that, Daine is a model of bravery and being unapologetically herself in a classist society.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Confinement

Minor: Pedophilia

Interactions and reactions with and about the fifteen-year-old protagonist imply intentions or approval of paedophilia from the antagonist. The same interaction implies a mutual attraction between another adult and the fifteen-year-old protagonist.

thaliareads's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was a re-read for me. I really enjoy this book in the series because it is where Daine really starts to realize that the world and its people aren't so black and white. The Stormwings have their reasons for their actions, the Carthaki emperor may be a bad man but he cares deeply for his birds, and the Young Prince may have been raised with ideals that Daine doesn't understand but he cares deeply for his people. 

This book is the one in the series where Daine's actual age begins to bother me. As she starts to contemplate romance, those around her are noticeably her elder. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

The Carthaki do still have slavery, but it has been outlawed in most other places.

Daine starts to become jealous of Numair's attachments to old flames, and he begins to behave similarly. While there is no clear romance between the two occurring in this book it is the start. At this point Daine is probably around 15 and Numair is somewhere in his mid 20s early 30s I'd guess. While the feelings are returned it's still weird that she's so young.

kes7706's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Growing up, this was my least favorite of the series, but now I think it’s my favorite. I love the new characters here and the relationship dynamics. I only wish Cloud was in it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Excrement and Alcohol

inferiorwit's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Grief

charm0nix's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

manarnia's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book is so fun. It's definitely my favorite in the quartet so far (maybe overall?). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexism

rini's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Kidnapping