A review by wondereads13
Lady Knight by Tamora Pierce

adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

All of these books are very gritty and realistic, but this one takes it to the next level. A lot of war-focused fantasy stories have the main character out on the front lines or in some sort of strategist position, but the opposite is true for Kel. She is instead in charge of building, running, and defending a refugee camp, a position that reveals all the horrors of war to her and the reader. Even when Kel does end up going on her quest to defeat the evil, it's only justified by an attempt to protect those people she has been put in charge of. It is also exacerbated by the presence of Tobe, Kel's new servant, and the other children, who are caught up in the conflict despite being at the most ten years old. I also love the ending of this one. The main conflict is wrapped up rather neatly, but there's a lot of ambiguity about what Kel will be doing next, so it lets the reader speculate. 
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