Tamora Pierce
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 258 pages Rating: 4.17 | 27877 Users | 464 Reviews
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| Title | : | Briar's Book (Circle of Magic #4) |
| Author | : | Tamora Pierce |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 258 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2000 by Scholastic Paperbacks (first published April 1st 1999) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Magic. Fiction. Young Adult Fantasy. Childrens. Middle Grade. High Fantasy |
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There is an alternate cover edition of this book here. Former "street rat" Briar leads a comfortable life at Winding Circle Temple, learning plant magic from Rosethorn. But street kids are still his friends, and when one of them gets sick, she turns to Briar for help. When her disease proves beyond even Rosethorn's power, Briar realizes that all of Summersea is in danger. As the mysterious illness spreads, Sandry, Daja, and Tris join Briar and their teachers to fight the epidemic. But just as the situation improves, the unthinkable happens. Will Briar be able to save what he loves most?List Books In Pursuance Of Briar's Book (Circle of Magic #4)
| Original Title: | Briar's Book |
| ISBN: | 0590554115 (ISBN13: 9780590554114) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Circle of Magic #4, Emelan #4, Emelan Chronological Order #4 , more |
| Characters: | Rosethorn, Sandrilene fa Toren, Trisana Chandler, Briar Moss, Daja Kisubo, Niklaren Goldeye, Frostpine, Lark |
| Literary Awards: | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Children's Literature (2000) |
Rating Regarding Books Briar's Book (Circle of Magic #4)
Ratings: 4.17 From 27877 Users | 464 ReviewsCriticism Regarding Books Briar's Book (Circle of Magic #4)
Now that's what I'm talking about. This is the best of the first four Circle books, I think. Briar is the best, and the plot is juicy and suspenseful, and it's all held up by the strong emotional core of Briar's relationships with those around him. I love that these books are all about friendship. (view spoiler)[AND ROSETHORN, OMG, SOBBING. HE SAVES HER AND THEN HE PICKS HIS BIRTHDAY FOR HER OMG I CAN'T.Also, dieting kills, kids. (hide spoiler)]Alas, this was, sadly, the most boring of the Circle of Magic books in the first quartet. There was a lot of waiting and repetition and nursing the sick, working in a lab, over and over ad nauseam. The few scenes where interesting or different things happened were mild, or short, or almost unimportant-feeling. Even the standard final scene where the four combine their magics to unusual and powerful results was anticlimactic.This one also had far less interaction between the four, which made me
I forgot how good this is. It is. Really. Particularly the parts where they're all working in Crane's workroom. The idea that you still need to research magic, and that diseases have to be distilled down to keys which then can be combined multiple ways for a cure - it's interesting and smart and cool to read about.
I feel like I really got to know Rosethorn in this book. I've been her fan since 75% through book 1, but I loved the interactions she had with the kids and seeing more of her magic in a real life situation so to speak. The funniest part of this book was when Crane tells the kids their masters are great mages and their reaction is I think the kids have definitely grown a lot since book 1, even if they are still immature at times. I mean they're like 14 max at this point. I liked that Briar picked
This review is for the first four books, Circle of Magic.An overall four stars, with the individual ratings as follows:Sandrys Book: 4Triss Book: 4Dajas Book: 3 Briars Book: 4This is, shortly, an excellent YA/childrens series. The books are short, but never feel rushed. They are simple, but never simplistic. Each book has a strong moral core, and they each contain messages, but this is never pushed (at least not strongly) on the reader. They are essentially very good examples of how to speak to
3.5 starsI think the key to reading the Circle of Magic and Circle Opens books has got to be audiobooks.I slogged through the first three in Circle of Magic. They are good, but just missing some of the magic in Pierce's Tortall series (minus Tempests and Slaughter, which was detail-filled but um, lacking in plot or point).But the audiobooks are done in with a full cast and music, which I normally don't like but this was very well done.I was swept into all of the emotions of the epidemic, the
The series became dull by this book...which was sad because I was hoping for more out of Briars book...more of his backstory and his friends...mostly the book is about an epidemic that hits the area around the Circle...so Im not absolutely thrilled with the storyline...but it had some moments between the teachers and students that are important for the series plot line...I think that I will try to read the next portion of this series...we will see how that goes.
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