A review by papidoc
The Enchanter Heir by Cinda Williams Chima

3.0

Number five child got me interested in this series, and it's pretty good. It was originally planned as a trilogy, and then the author expanded it to what will be six books (unless plans change again). Enchanter Heir is actually book one of a two book intra-series cliffhanger that will continue in November with The Sorcerer's Heir, which leaves the reader with a rather abrupt "wait to see what happens next" sort of ending. Quite unsatisfying, and I wish now that I had waited to read it until November. The other books in the series are more or less stand-alone novels...you don't really need to have read the previous books to understand and enjoy later ones. That this one was an exception caught me by surprise.

The enchanter's heir is are Jonah and/or Emma, though whether or which isn't yet clear by the end of this volume. Music figures prominently throughout the book and there is even a link provided to a collection of music created for the book (found on Spotify, and maybe elsewhere also). The book is also replete with the action, adventure, and fantasy elements that Chima weaves into her stories. Oriented to teens, but if you like your books (as I do) sans Sex and graphic violence, Chima's YA fiction is a pretty good bet.