Normally I wouldn’t finish off a series and place both books in one review. But I was unable to finish reading Magic’s Price for the same reason that it took me a while to finish Magic’s Promise.
Pacing.
Book Review: Magic's Pawn
Book Review: "Arrow's Fall" by Mercedes Lackey
Arrow’s Fall is the climax of Herald Talia’s series. It begins immediately at the end of Arrow’s Flight, where Talia has just arrived home to the Collegium and finds herself embroiled in politics from the get-go. A betrothal offer for Elspeth arrives from the neighbouring kingdom of Hardorn. An offer that appears too good to be true. When Talia and Kris are sent to find out whether the King’s intentions are true, it becomes a struggle to survive that depends on their wits, and the relationships they’ve cultivated with all of Valdemar’s Heralds.
Book Review: "Arrow's Flight" by Mercedes Lackey
Arrow’s Flight, by Mercedes Lackey, screams of Middle-Book-Syndrome. The second in the Heralds of Valdemar trilogy, it picks up where Arrows of the Queen ends. Talia, Queen’s Own, leaves with her mentor Kris for her first patrol as a full-blown Herald. There are many trials ahead of her on the road, but the greatest challenge comes from within.
Book Review: 'Arrows of the Queen'
Arrows of the Queen, written by Mercedes Lackey, is the first in the Heralds of Valdemar series. I lament the fact I was introduced to this book so (relatively) late in life, because I would have loved and cherished this book as a child. If I had read this book before my stint working at Chapters, I would have been recommending it left and right to young adults — but don’t let that deter you from reading this if you don’t generally like YA fiction.