A review by hooklings
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

I first read this book as a teenager. In my memory, it was perfect. A wonderful, absorbing world, populated with characters I loved deeply. I thought hindsight was rose-tinted, until I picked the book up again some 20 years after first opening it. Alanna truly is that brilliant. This is a book that every young girl with fantastic sensibilities should be exposed to. A favourite, an inspiration, a seminal work of feminist genre writing.