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Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
4.0

2018: Series buddy read with ✨Skye✨! ❤

This might be the least uniquely-Tortall book in the cycle; despite the appearances of so many characters we already know (Alanna, Numair, Thayet, Jonathan, George, etc.) it seems the most mainstream. It's still a great read, but Daine's naivete and the pre-war battles weren't as compelling to me as Kel's or Alanna's fights to prove themselves as lady knights, or the Circle coming into their powers. I also had a bit of a struggle knowing
Spoilerthat Numair and Daine end up together, considering the age gap and teacher/student relationship
and Daine's abrupt shift from
Spoilernot letting her animal friends fight to considering coercing the whales into destroying the Catharki fleet
.

But I think most kids have dreamed of communicating with animals, and if you've managed to hold on to any part of that desire, you should be able to appreciate Daine's story. (Just between you and me, though, I think the other Tortall heroines are just more interesting.)