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Heroes Adrift
The Empress wants to locate the descendants of her exiled sister. No magically-bonded Pair is more ill-suited for the job than long-suffering Shield Lee Mallorough and her all-too-charming Source Shintaro Karish. Yet it's a mission they can't refuse.
354 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 26, 2008
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Moira J. Moore
11 books233 followersI started writing my first book when I was fourteen. I was sitting in class, bored out of my mind, and I started writing a story about a girl sitting in class, bored out of her mind. Except her class was in a school of wizardry. That story turned into a book. An awful book that I tried and failed to get published. I'm grateful the internet wasn't a thing back then, because I surely would have put it online and it would be out there forever.
Since then I've continued to write books and continued to put life experiences in them. My frustration with alpha male characters, the extreme weather I experienced while living in Japan, and contract law have all shown up in my fantasy novels.
The first six books in my Heroes series were published by ACE. ACE didn't want to finish the series, so I did, by self-publishing Heroes Reward. I fell so in love with the self-publishing experience that I have no inclination to seek a traditional publisher again.
My most recent book, The CEO Can Drop Dead, is a contemporary novel that portrays common romance tropes as the abusive behaviour that they are. I mean no disrespect to the romance genre as a whole, I don't believe it's any less worthy than any other genre, but the prevalence of abusive behaviour disturbs me, so I wrote a book about it. 25% of my royalties is donated to the Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres.
Since then I've continued to write books and continued to put life experiences in them. My frustration with alpha male characters, the extreme weather I experienced while living in Japan, and contract law have all shown up in my fantasy novels.
The first six books in my Heroes series were published by ACE. ACE didn't want to finish the series, so I did, by self-publishing Heroes Reward. I fell so in love with the self-publishing experience that I have no inclination to seek a traditional publisher again.
My most recent book, The CEO Can Drop Dead, is a contemporary novel that portrays common romance tropes as the abusive behaviour that they are. I mean no disrespect to the romance genre as a whole, I don't believe it's any less worthy than any other genre, but the prevalence of abusive behaviour disturbs me, so I wrote a book about it. 25% of my royalties is donated to the Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres.
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March 28, 2016
Lee and Taro finally got it on. Finally. And that's all that most fans want (and need) to know.
November 28, 2016
Well, this book is a good example of how if we don't explore our own learned biases they'll show up in books without a single questioning review. No, I'm not just talking about Dunleavy.
Let's get this out of the way:
The story meanders as usual. The resolution of their reason for being on the island falls into their laps, thank goodness because they do nothing for most of the book.
Oh, to shippers:
Now, here it comes. The eye rolls. Why is it, that when fantasy characters go "south," especially to islands, the people there are superstitious, a little backwards in their bamboo huts and laws, and (drum roll please) brown skinned? Let's not discuss how they think white, red-haired Dunleavy is so pretty. How their own black hair is plain compared to her exoticness. How the white people are good omens and figure out the "curse" these backwards, superstitious, silly people have been living with, without question. Their clothes are so small, and they have no shame. They're tattooed. They're (I'm gonna say it) exotic. Now yes, some of this is Dunleavy's fairly unlikable deep bias. I often appreciate how Dunleavy is unlikable in a real way (let's be real she'd be that nagging friend no one invited out because she'd raise her eyebrows knowingly at your second beer). However, Dunleavy didn't select all these tropes.
Here's what really, really gets me. This book is sci-fi lite lite. I've been left with the inpression that these people are star farers who landed on this world and are coping. Why is it that the brown people are the ones who really went backwards in development, with their unpaved roads and tiny towns? And if I totally misread that, well it's still the brown people in these little southern islands, because that's where brown people in sff live.
Let's not discuss our MCs yanking a young girl from her home, to a place where even the food disagrees with her. Having zero thoughts about the dangers of plopping her into a frankly chaotic political position, and then ignoring her desires and self-identity to then drop her off where they've chosen for her. Cool. Cool.
Done with this series. I put up with and was interested in Dunleavy's frank stupidity when I thought it was artistic choice (if slow, slow character development could be imagined around the edges) Now? It feels less like a choice and more like a just blind view to Dunleavy's major failings. I don't think that's true, but it's hard to get around that reading now.
I could rant scene by scene. I won't, but I thought, after reading multiple reviews where apparently no one saw anything wrong with this harmful trope, that someone should at least mention it in passing.
Let's get this out of the way:
The story meanders as usual. The resolution of their reason for being on the island falls into their laps, thank goodness because they do nothing for most of the book.
Oh, to shippers:
Now, here it comes. The eye rolls. Why is it, that when fantasy characters go "south," especially to islands, the people there are superstitious, a little backwards in their bamboo huts and laws, and (drum roll please) brown skinned? Let's not discuss how they think white, red-haired Dunleavy is so pretty. How their own black hair is plain compared to her exoticness. How the white people are good omens and figure out the "curse" these backwards, superstitious, silly people have been living with, without question. Their clothes are so small, and they have no shame. They're tattooed. They're (I'm gonna say it) exotic. Now yes, some of this is Dunleavy's fairly unlikable deep bias. I often appreciate how Dunleavy is unlikable in a real way (let's be real she'd be that nagging friend no one invited out because she'd raise her eyebrows knowingly at your second beer). However, Dunleavy didn't select all these tropes.
Here's what really, really gets me. This book is sci-fi lite lite. I've been left with the inpression that these people are star farers who landed on this world and are coping. Why is it that the brown people are the ones who really went backwards in development, with their unpaved roads and tiny towns? And if I totally misread that, well it's still the brown people in these little southern islands, because that's where brown people in sff live.
Let's not discuss our MCs yanking a young girl from her home, to a place where even the food disagrees with her. Having zero thoughts about the dangers of plopping her into a frankly chaotic political position, and then ignoring her desires and self-identity to then drop her off where they've chosen for her. Cool. Cool.
Done with this series. I put up with and was interested in Dunleavy's frank stupidity when I thought it was artistic choice (if slow, slow character development could be imagined around the edges) Now? It feels less like a choice and more like a just blind view to Dunleavy's major failings. I don't think that's true, but it's hard to get around that reading now.
I could rant scene by scene. I won't, but I thought, after reading multiple reviews where apparently no one saw anything wrong with this harmful trope, that someone should at least mention it in passing.
August 4, 2014
I just love when an author hits their stride with a series. This is that book, for me. Not only does the central relationship finally hit an enjoyable plateau, but the characters bond in ways that they really needed to do. Finally.
Plus, this story was solid and well-paced throughout and didn't rely on anybody being stupid or dense—not even Lee. The turn-about of being on an island where Taro was merely plain and Lee was the exotic beauty was an additional enticement I hadn't even thought to want, let alone expect. Toss in them having to earn their way for a month or two and you get lots of juicy fun, a little angst, and a lot of growth.
And at least this cover is better than previous attempts. It's still egregious (I mean, is Lee supposed to be some pirate queen or something?) but at least it isn't laughably arrant and you could maybe see Lee in that portrayal (if only ironically).
So yeah, don't start with this book. There's too much you'll get from starting at the first. But this is definitely where I think things pick up and really, really hope that the momentum carries forward in future books. I, for one, can't wait to see developments in the relationship between Lee and Taro. You know that path isn't going to be smooth. I just hope that Moore doesn't feel the need to slap my poor romantic heart around too much...
Plus, this story was solid and well-paced throughout and didn't rely on anybody being stupid or dense—not even Lee. The turn-about of being on an island where Taro was merely plain and Lee was the exotic beauty was an additional enticement I hadn't even thought to want, let alone expect. Toss in them having to earn their way for a month or two and you get lots of juicy fun, a little angst, and a lot of growth.
And at least this cover is better than previous attempts. It's still egregious (I mean, is Lee supposed to be some pirate queen or something?) but at least it isn't laughably arrant and you could maybe see Lee in that portrayal (if only ironically).
So yeah, don't start with this book. There's too much you'll get from starting at the first. But this is definitely where I think things pick up and really, really hope that the momentum carries forward in future books. I, for one, can't wait to see developments in the relationship between Lee and Taro. You know that path isn't going to be smooth. I just hope that Moore doesn't feel the need to slap my poor romantic heart around too much...
April 5, 2011
I didn't quite enjoy this as much as the other two. It began promising and the characters having to travel together sounded interesting. However there were parts that were interesting and parts that just seemed too slow and felt like it dragged the book down. Plus the BIG SCENE with the main characters underwhelmed me. I wanted more. But as a whole it wasn't a total disappointment. I still enjoyed reading it and I want to continue the series. I just want a little more from the next book.
January 13, 2018
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2nd read : changed the rating to 1.5 star ; I've been reading the series again and the first two, while not as excellent as I had remembered, was still very charming. I found Lee, an unusual heroine to be found in this genre - calm, reserved, collected - to be refreshing, although all her Shield attributes were only brought to my mind by the author's numerous reminders. Lee is not exactly a likable character - sometimes she sounds like a mechanical sociopath as she had in a scene with her mother- utterly devoid of any empathy and societal context, and using only logics to analyze her and her mother's behavior, and oftentimes a righteous moralizer. But overall, I liked her in the past two books. However in this third installment of the series, she decided to turn into a ungrateful bitch and a delightful mix of racism and misanthropy(well now that I think about it, there just isn't anyone she accepts wholeheartedly except Taro; rejecting people not in a way that we naturally find people to be imperfect but in a judgemental way). She sounds too much like white colonialists but without curiosity the first adventurers had, and it was just killing me a character like this can be admired(demonstrated by numerous reviews in the goodreads alone); how racism can be such a hot topic in the western world but just one step out of your familiar issues people don't recognize it when shoved in the face. I was having a hard time puzzling out whether the author had intended Lee's negative reaction to adverse situations or the author herself was projecting her rather racist prejudices into Lee; and reading Lauren's review(https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...) helped me see it was not just Lee's perception of the world that matters; Flatwell itself reflects how the author views non-western world(for you get an amalgation of a bit from this continent, a bit from that culture, a bit from this race, and so on), and it's not really a flattering world she has drawn up. I don't think the author was deliberately portraying the southern world to be negative - Lee's voice is not one-sided and readers are presented with Kahlia and Atara's perspectives and they are not unreasonably superstitious, unenlightened, uncultured savages Lee's portraying them to be. However, I fear the image of underdeveloped and irrational non-European world is too entrenched in the collective unconscious to be erased.
1st read : I guess this book is sort of a turning point. Lee and Taro encounter unusual challenges, and change accordingly, which, I suspect, is supposed to give them depth. Though there wasn't any dramatic events in the book, it was fun to read how they cope with Flatwell and with each other. Unfortunately, not as fun as previous books. I'm falling out of love with Lee, whom I first thought to be a decent heroine. I can't stand her anymore. I suspected her of being a little judgemental, but in this book she's being a totally obnoxious snob. I don't expect her to accept cultural relativism by heart - their world reminds me of Victorian era -, but since she's relying on the troupe's charity, she could have at least pretended to respect their culture. All she does, however, is mocking and disparaging at what she sees as barbaric and uncivilized. She doesn't bother to hide her sneer. And being from a culture (which had been) closer to Flatwell than the northern one, her attitude really, really annoyed me. Oh, and the cover is truly cringe-worthy.
2nd read : changed the rating to 1.5 star ; I've been reading the series again and the first two, while not as excellent as I had remembered, was still very charming. I found Lee, an unusual heroine to be found in this genre - calm, reserved, collected - to be refreshing, although all her Shield attributes were only brought to my mind by the author's numerous reminders. Lee is not exactly a likable character - sometimes she sounds like a mechanical sociopath as she had in a scene with her mother- utterly devoid of any empathy and societal context, and using only logics to analyze her and her mother's behavior, and oftentimes a righteous moralizer. But overall, I liked her in the past two books. However in this third installment of the series, she decided to turn into a ungrateful bitch and a delightful mix of racism and misanthropy(well now that I think about it, there just isn't anyone she accepts wholeheartedly except Taro; rejecting people not in a way that we naturally find people to be imperfect but in a judgemental way). She sounds too much like white colonialists but without curiosity the first adventurers had, and it was just killing me a character like this can be admired(demonstrated by numerous reviews in the goodreads alone); how racism can be such a hot topic in the western world but just one step out of your familiar issues people don't recognize it when shoved in the face. I was having a hard time puzzling out whether the author had intended Lee's negative reaction to adverse situations or the author herself was projecting her rather racist prejudices into Lee; and reading Lauren's review(https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...) helped me see it was not just Lee's perception of the world that matters; Flatwell itself reflects how the author views non-western world(for you get an amalgation of a bit from this continent, a bit from that culture, a bit from this race, and so on), and it's not really a flattering world she has drawn up. I don't think the author was deliberately portraying the southern world to be negative - Lee's voice is not one-sided and readers are presented with Kahlia and Atara's perspectives and they are not unreasonably superstitious, unenlightened, uncultured savages Lee's portraying them to be. However, I fear the image of underdeveloped and irrational non-European world is too entrenched in the collective unconscious to be erased.
1st read : I guess this book is sort of a turning point. Lee and Taro encounter unusual challenges, and change accordingly, which, I suspect, is supposed to give them depth. Though there wasn't any dramatic events in the book, it was fun to read how they cope with Flatwell and with each other. Unfortunately, not as fun as previous books. I'm falling out of love with Lee, whom I first thought to be a decent heroine. I can't stand her anymore. I suspected her of being a little judgemental, but in this book she's being a totally obnoxious snob. I don't expect her to accept cultural relativism by heart - their world reminds me of Victorian era -, but since she's relying on the troupe's charity, she could have at least pretended to respect their culture. All she does, however, is mocking and disparaging at what she sees as barbaric and uncivilized. She doesn't bother to hide her sneer. And being from a culture (which had been) closer to Flatwell than the northern one, her attitude really, really annoyed me. Oh, and the cover is truly cringe-worthy.
May 10, 2019
I loved the first two installments of this series - I always loved how Dunleavy wasn’t the most likeable person and was very rigid but would eventually concede to logical viewpoints differing from her own. I liked that she was stubborn and rigid but since her i her inherent nature was logical and fair, she’d eventually learn to open her mind.
This book was a massive let down in that regard. Not just that, it was very uncomfortable to read through all of that subtly euro-centric, borderline colonial sounding narrative. I kept waiting for Dunleavy to realise that she (and by extension, her people) were unbelievably obnoxious.
There’s an Empress and there’s an island that is clearly another territory but for some reason naturally belongs to her - even though the residents themselves don’t recognise that - for no other reason than she claims it to be so? In the second installment, the author clearly states that the Southern islands only recently opened up trade with the Empress’s Northern land and had shut them off before that. I genuinely thought it was a satire on the British colonisation in the beginning chapters of the book, and kept hoping it was that till the end.
More over, Dunleavy is positively offended that they don’t recognise Northern customs or recognise the laws of the Empress. And of course the people are brown, the air is humid, there’s forests, its hot, they sleep on the ground, they are superstitious, they’re barbaric, they find the very ginger and white Dunleavy beautiful and the more Asian looking Shintaro plain, they’re clad scantily, I mean, I cant believe how right the author got the whole Victorian conservatism being imposed upon British colonies but somehow managed to make it sound like that’s the right point of view. In this day and age.
I still like the author so I’m going to give her the benefit of the doubt, but then this is a case of not being able to portray, whatever the hell she was trying to, properly. I didn’t see it coming, she’s been wonderfully inclusive, of genders, cultures and real personalities in the first two books. Its frustrating to her see her to resort to unimaginative stereotyping. I really believed till the end that the stereotyping might be some way of eventual growth of the character into someone who became open minded by the end of the journey.
I’ve never written a review but I just had to - I really loved Moore’s writing until this book.
This book was a massive let down in that regard. Not just that, it was very uncomfortable to read through all of that subtly euro-centric, borderline colonial sounding narrative. I kept waiting for Dunleavy to realise that she (and by extension, her people) were unbelievably obnoxious.
There’s an Empress and there’s an island that is clearly another territory but for some reason naturally belongs to her - even though the residents themselves don’t recognise that - for no other reason than she claims it to be so? In the second installment, the author clearly states that the Southern islands only recently opened up trade with the Empress’s Northern land and had shut them off before that. I genuinely thought it was a satire on the British colonisation in the beginning chapters of the book, and kept hoping it was that till the end.
More over, Dunleavy is positively offended that they don’t recognise Northern customs or recognise the laws of the Empress. And of course the people are brown, the air is humid, there’s forests, its hot, they sleep on the ground, they are superstitious, they’re barbaric, they find the very ginger and white Dunleavy beautiful and the more Asian looking Shintaro plain, they’re clad scantily, I mean, I cant believe how right the author got the whole Victorian conservatism being imposed upon British colonies but somehow managed to make it sound like that’s the right point of view. In this day and age.
I still like the author so I’m going to give her the benefit of the doubt, but then this is a case of not being able to portray, whatever the hell she was trying to, properly. I didn’t see it coming, she’s been wonderfully inclusive, of genders, cultures and real personalities in the first two books. Its frustrating to her see her to resort to unimaginative stereotyping. I really believed till the end that the stereotyping might be some way of eventual growth of the character into someone who became open minded by the end of the journey.
I’ve never written a review but I just had to - I really loved Moore’s writing until this book.
July 13, 2011
I thought this was a really fun read. It was great getting Lee and Taro out of their comfort zone, and it was really great to watch them deal with a role-reversal. Suddenly Lee was the beautiful one, the one everyone was impressed with and everyone wanted to know. Taro was relegated to the role she's usually in. For all of his complaining about being a peacock, he didn't handle being out of the spotlight very well.
I really really hope that they both take this with them going forward. I am tired of Lee being the unappreciated background fixture in Taro's world (less so by him, I know. Taro appreciates her, but... even he expects that he's her master, to a large degree. He was going to drag her to Flown Raven to deal with his problem. He fucked up with the Empress so now she's getting dragged there. He wants to go to the southern islands - yeah, maybe they couldn't have gotten out of it anyway, but he didn't even try. She's completely subject to his decisions in this series.). The way everyone in the North treats her is fairly appalling - this is part of why, in the first book, I felt some sympathy for the Shields in Middle Reach. Their grievances were legitimate, even if their methods were extreme.
I just feel like Taro and Lee will never really have a relationship - of equals - if the world treats her as his somewhat embarrassing accessory. Just living in that society, where she is treated as relatively worthless, it can't help but rub off on him. It seems that Sources are not so dyfunctional and unstable as they have been taught that they are. But a society that coddles that and a structure that encourages them to be free with their emotions and tantrums, and just hands them a Shield to clean up after them - it really just encourages some shitty behavior, and yes, Taro is not exempt from that. I have wanted to belt him at least a couple times in this series. Sure, I love him, but the sun doesn't shine out of his ass, okay? I also don't understand the suspicion - which has been repeated several times now - that he could channel without Lee shielding. I hope that is not the case, because it ruins the entire co-dependency of the relationship, and also ruins everything that makes this magical system interesting to me.
I also can't help but notice that she's always saving his ass. I mean, in the first book, she made some mistakes but without question saved his ass. In the second book, she was firstly the only one who wanted to try and help with the weather (I still don't get why Taro was so grumpy and couldn't be bothered, but eh), and then secondly was the one who figured out what was going on, and knew they had to call the Runners' attention to the building. Not to mention, stabbing someone in the throat to save Taro. And then in this book, they'd have starved long before they accomplished their mission, if not for her.
ANYWAY. That was a really long tangent, just to basically say: I hope they both learn something from this, something that shapes their developing relationship. I'd love for Lee to be less of an automaton in the world's eye (her inner dialogue is hilarious, but I want her to be more expressive with other people, and actually say some of those things). I'd love for Taro to not take her for granted. I'd also love for Taro to find value in himself, aside from appearances and charm. And to find some confidence - though she got them taken care of at the start, he managed to make that money stretch to get them to the harbor. He is far less worthless than he imagines himself to be.
This is a great series, with great, flawed characters that you get to watch evolve in a very realistic manner. I am really enjoying it, and can't wait to read the next.
I really really hope that they both take this with them going forward. I am tired of Lee being the unappreciated background fixture in Taro's world (less so by him, I know. Taro appreciates her, but... even he expects that he's her master, to a large degree. He was going to drag her to Flown Raven to deal with his problem. He fucked up with the Empress so now she's getting dragged there. He wants to go to the southern islands - yeah, maybe they couldn't have gotten out of it anyway, but he didn't even try. She's completely subject to his decisions in this series.). The way everyone in the North treats her is fairly appalling - this is part of why, in the first book, I felt some sympathy for the Shields in Middle Reach. Their grievances were legitimate, even if their methods were extreme.
I just feel like Taro and Lee will never really have a relationship - of equals - if the world treats her as his somewhat embarrassing accessory. Just living in that society, where she is treated as relatively worthless, it can't help but rub off on him. It seems that Sources are not so dyfunctional and unstable as they have been taught that they are. But a society that coddles that and a structure that encourages them to be free with their emotions and tantrums, and just hands them a Shield to clean up after them - it really just encourages some shitty behavior, and yes, Taro is not exempt from that. I have wanted to belt him at least a couple times in this series. Sure, I love him, but the sun doesn't shine out of his ass, okay? I also don't understand the suspicion - which has been repeated several times now - that he could channel without Lee shielding. I hope that is not the case, because it ruins the entire co-dependency of the relationship, and also ruins everything that makes this magical system interesting to me.
I also can't help but notice that she's always saving his ass. I mean, in the first book, she made some mistakes but without question saved his ass. In the second book, she was firstly the only one who wanted to try and help with the weather (I still don't get why Taro was so grumpy and couldn't be bothered, but eh), and then secondly was the one who figured out what was going on, and knew they had to call the Runners' attention to the building. Not to mention, stabbing someone in the throat to save Taro. And then in this book, they'd have starved long before they accomplished their mission, if not for her.
ANYWAY. That was a really long tangent, just to basically say: I hope they both learn something from this, something that shapes their developing relationship. I'd love for Lee to be less of an automaton in the world's eye (her inner dialogue is hilarious, but I want her to be more expressive with other people, and actually say some of those things). I'd love for Taro to not take her for granted. I'd also love for Taro to find value in himself, aside from appearances and charm. And to find some confidence - though she got them taken care of at the start, he managed to make that money stretch to get them to the harbor. He is far less worthless than he imagines himself to be.
This is a great series, with great, flawed characters that you get to watch evolve in a very realistic manner. I am really enjoying it, and can't wait to read the next.
September 23, 2014
So, I powered through this. 2.5 stars. I almost rounded up to three because I like some of what it did in theory, but sometimes I get sick of liking novels in theory. I just want to enjoy reading them.
I didn't really enjoy reading this.
It didn't realy work for me right from the start, though I'd have trouble explaining why. Maybe it's because I have little time for The Emperess and her machinations.
Maybe it's because one of the things I really enjoy about this series is the world and magic system, so removing our heroes from all that is familiar into an environement where very little Sourcing and Shielding is neccessary (seriously, essentially none) was never going to be a think I enjoyed.
Maybe it's because there were parts of this book which felt like an endless litany of people scolding Lee for not showing emotion and always being so practical (and okay as a fairly reserved, practical person, I admit I empathize a bit here, which probably didn't help).
Maybe it's because for a large chunk of this book Taro was petulant and irritating (often to no purpose that I could see).
And it's not like none of the above were present in the earlier books. Lee and Taro have had misunderstandings before, but there seemed less of the playful, fun element of their spats. In fact, a sense of fun seemed to be missing from this book entirely.
IDK. IDK why I liked it so little. Because objectively there's a lot of good. The way Lee and Taro really understand each other (or at least aspects of each other), and really complement each other is charming. And there is a fair bit of growth from both characters in this book.
So yeah, objectively this is a good book in a series.
I just didn't like it very much.
(Which is odd, because most people seem to.)
I didn't really enjoy reading this.
It didn't realy work for me right from the start, though I'd have trouble explaining why. Maybe it's because I have little time for The Emperess and her machinations.
Maybe it's because one of the things I really enjoy about this series is the world and magic system, so removing our heroes from all that is familiar into an environement where very little Sourcing and Shielding is neccessary (seriously, essentially none) was never going to be a think I enjoyed.
Maybe it's because there were parts of this book which felt like an endless litany of people scolding Lee for not showing emotion and always being so practical (and okay as a fairly reserved, practical person, I admit I empathize a bit here, which probably didn't help).
Maybe it's because for a large chunk of this book Taro was petulant and irritating (often to no purpose that I could see).
And it's not like none of the above were present in the earlier books. Lee and Taro have had misunderstandings before, but there seemed less of the playful, fun element of their spats. In fact, a sense of fun seemed to be missing from this book entirely.
IDK. IDK why I liked it so little. Because objectively there's a lot of good. The way Lee and Taro really understand each other (or at least aspects of each other), and really complement each other is charming. And there is a fair bit of growth from both characters in this book.
So yeah, objectively this is a good book in a series.
I just didn't like it very much.
(Which is odd, because most people seem to.)
December 16, 2010
I had a good laugh when, reading through the reviews, I saw two different people complain about the "content" (aka sex) in this book. As a frequent reader of historical and paranormal romance, the one three-paragraph make out session in this book is as far from "content" as I can imagine. Note also, that the make out scene doesn't even lead to sex. (The sex happens off screen a few pages later.) I actually wish there had been some sex...I like romantic relationships to be explicitly consummated. *wink*
Lee was as annoying as ever in this one, constantly complaining to people that because she was a Shield she shouldn't have to work, pay for anything, etc. Why couldn't she accept that her status meant nothing to these people, and get over it? The further I read in the series, the less I like Lee. She's a self-centered, snotty brat.
Taro was also completely out-of-sorts, and not in a good way, either. If others around him aren't falling at his feet to worship him, he apparently becomes irritable and cranky. (Even though he complains to Lee that those things aren't important to him.) He even criticizes Lee's dancing outfit, making her go from feeling beautiful and confident to awkward and ridiculous in less than five seconds. I was really furious at that.
Their interactions were also lacking the gentleness and affection that drew me to the series in the beginning. There weren't nearly as many of those sweet, touching moments between Lee and Taro.
Unlike some other readers, I didn't figure out the mystery early on. However, I just found myself bored with this installment. I'm not sure if I'll continue on with the series, but I do know that I'll definitely need a break before I think about coming back to them.
Lee was as annoying as ever in this one, constantly complaining to people that because she was a Shield she shouldn't have to work, pay for anything, etc. Why couldn't she accept that her status meant nothing to these people, and get over it? The further I read in the series, the less I like Lee. She's a self-centered, snotty brat.
Taro was also completely out-of-sorts, and not in a good way, either. If others around him aren't falling at his feet to worship him, he apparently becomes irritable and cranky. (Even though he complains to Lee that those things aren't important to him.) He even criticizes Lee's dancing outfit, making her go from feeling beautiful and confident to awkward and ridiculous in less than five seconds. I was really furious at that.
Their interactions were also lacking the gentleness and affection that drew me to the series in the beginning. There weren't nearly as many of those sweet, touching moments between Lee and Taro.
Unlike some other readers, I didn't figure out the mystery early on. However, I just found myself bored with this installment. I'm not sure if I'll continue on with the series, but I do know that I'll definitely need a break before I think about coming back to them.
December 28, 2008
Third in the series, this book was a mixed bag. I really liked the setup, where the characters were put in a situation well outside their comfort zone and forced to deal with life issues they were not prepared for. On the other hand, I think the end was rather disappointing... it made sense and didn't particularly leave any major threads hanging, but it was rather anticlimactic and just sort of sputtered to an end.
One thing that I've come to realize is that whoever is marketing these books is doing the author a tremendous disservice. The cover of this book almost makes it appear to be a bodice-ripper, but it's much more of a straightforward fantasy tale. The original book was marketed as something of a satirical farce, which also doesn't come close to capturing the essence of these stories (they have humor, but it's more subtle than not).
One thing that I've come to realize is that whoever is marketing these books is doing the author a tremendous disservice. The cover of this book almost makes it appear to be a bodice-ripper, but it's much more of a straightforward fantasy tale. The original book was marketed as something of a satirical farce, which also doesn't come close to capturing the essence of these stories (they have humor, but it's more subtle than not).
January 25, 2010
This one was a little disappointing---still entertaining, but a bit shaggy with loose ends that I can only hope will find resolution in the next book. I was also surprised to discover that the long-awaited consummation of Lee and Taro's relationship brought with it an abrupt cessation of all the fun almost-romantic moments between them. I'm sure that becoming lovers would change their dynamic, but did it have to eliminate the sense of tenderness and consideration that had come to characterize their partnership?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 16, 2010
Lee and Taro get sent to a far off land on a task from the Empress. Lots of character development and fun twists from the last book. I just love how maddeningly immature Taro can be and at the same time I'm rooting for these two to get together so badly! A very entertaining romp. If you like Lisa Shearin's books you'll definitely enjoy these.
September 12, 2015
SPOILERS
I was beginning to really enjoy the setting in this series and wasn't quite ready for the change in scenery, however I enjoyed it despite myself. I thought that this set of secondary characters were quite a bit more engaging than those in the previous books, with the exception of Lee's mother who I would like to see more of. I didn't enjoy the setting quite as well as High Scape but I found it interesting enough. I enjoyed the fact that fancy pants Taro was considered to be the plain one and Lee was the one to get fawned over. I really liked how Lee was forced out of her shell. I didn't enjoy the plot as much as the previous two books and it felt somewhat rushed and predictable, but I was definitely pleased with the progression of the relationship. That being said, I was underwhelmed by the love scene which was basically fade to black. I don't need extremely graphic descriptions, I'm not looking for erotica, but I would have liked a few details at least.
I was beginning to really enjoy the setting in this series and wasn't quite ready for the change in scenery, however I enjoyed it despite myself. I thought that this set of secondary characters were quite a bit more engaging than those in the previous books, with the exception of Lee's mother who I would like to see more of. I didn't enjoy the setting quite as well as High Scape but I found it interesting enough. I enjoyed the fact that fancy pants Taro was considered to be the plain one and Lee was the one to get fawned over. I really liked how Lee was forced out of her shell. I didn't enjoy the plot as much as the previous two books and it felt somewhat rushed and predictable, but I was definitely pleased with the progression of the relationship. That being said, I was underwhelmed by the love scene which was basically fade to black. I don't need extremely graphic descriptions, I'm not looking for erotica, but I would have liked a few details at least.
February 28, 2008
This is the third book in the series and it seems that the author's writing style has changed. This book didn't flow as well with the others. If I hadn't read the others I would have liked this book better than I did. But she really changed my characters and I am not sure I still like them.
July 3, 2015
I admit that I always found Lee's inability to believe Taro was genuine as annoying. I mean, it's not any different then most romances I read, but this is fantasy. I don't expect romance conventions to be followed.
February 22, 2025
This series has me in an absolute CHOKEHOLD! I love how sassy Lee is. I find the tension between Lee and Taro sooooo satisfying! This book is by far the most interesting in the series so far. We meet a new character who you can’t help but love (in a kind of annoyed way). But no spoilers, so I can’t explain everything that made me love this book so much!! I will leave you with my favorite quote, “If he wanted a challenge, he could go climb a mountain”
**P.S. I find it hilarious how awful the covers of the books in this series are. They literally have nothing to do with the book beyond the first couple of chapters. I have started trying to figure out exactly when the cover no longer matches the story. It was chapter 5 for book 3.
**P.S. I find it hilarious how awful the covers of the books in this series are. They literally have nothing to do with the book beyond the first couple of chapters. I have started trying to figure out exactly when the cover no longer matches the story. It was chapter 5 for book 3.
March 2, 2018
I am becoming addicted to this series I’ve got to see what happens😊👏🏻🧐🤗💚🎉😍👍🤩
March 9, 2015
First of all, the cover doesn't match the book at all.
It was pretty intelligent for the Empress to take the one person who had proved to the world that he didn't care about power and money and send him on a quest like this.
That makes it seem more weird to think that the intelligent Empress wouldn't know that Flatlanders didn't abide by her rules. Surely she would have noticed the lack of tax money? That she wasn't sending or appointing administrators there?
The fact that Pairs get everything for free and the fact that Lee is pretty helpless with normal tasks has been hit pretty hard before. It's never been particularly pointed out that Taro is also inept at the requirements of everyday living. Now, we get to see the implications when they get somewhere where Pairs aren't provided for. It's odd Flatlanders think Lee is pretty, while criticizing her for not showing her emotions (but then there are times when they obviously can tell her emotions? like when Atara breaks the tie that binds them to the troupe), but then say that one reason Taro isn't attractive is that the emotions he shows aren't real.
Lee and Taro are pretty smart. The whole dancing thing was explained as being with music. Why did neither of them say anything? Lee pretty much admits she wanted Taro there because she was attracted to him. So, what was Taro's excuse? It's never mentioned.
Taro works hard as a hand laborer, although he's apparently not good at it. Lee still apparently doesn't try to do much -- she doesn't learn to cook, doesn't learn to sew, doesn't learn to apply makeup, doesn't do anything but learn the dances that are practiced.
Never was sure what Border was complete about. The possible explanation tossed out didn't really seem viable.
I loved Aryne. I thought she handled the Empress beautifully. I loved how she took a last name made of Lee's & Taro's. I love that she's like them -- with new capabilities (although apparently not as strong as Taro & Lee). I like how she gets Lee to be emotional about certain things.
Lee's scepticism about all religion and things she views as non-logical-belief is pretty annoying from time to time.
Not sure why Taro didn't gamble earlier? It seems like it would be a normal thing for members of a traveling troupe to do.
It was pretty intelligent for the Empress to take the one person who had proved to the world that he didn't care about power and money and send him on a quest like this.
That makes it seem more weird to think that the intelligent Empress wouldn't know that Flatlanders didn't abide by her rules. Surely she would have noticed the lack of tax money? That she wasn't sending or appointing administrators there?
The fact that Pairs get everything for free and the fact that Lee is pretty helpless with normal tasks has been hit pretty hard before. It's never been particularly pointed out that Taro is also inept at the requirements of everyday living. Now, we get to see the implications when they get somewhere where Pairs aren't provided for. It's odd Flatlanders think Lee is pretty, while criticizing her for not showing her emotions (but then there are times when they obviously can tell her emotions? like when Atara breaks the tie that binds them to the troupe), but then say that one reason Taro isn't attractive is that the emotions he shows aren't real.
Lee and Taro are pretty smart. The whole dancing thing was explained as being with music. Why did neither of them say anything? Lee pretty much admits she wanted Taro there because she was attracted to him. So, what was Taro's excuse? It's never mentioned.
Taro works hard as a hand laborer, although he's apparently not good at it. Lee still apparently doesn't try to do much -- she doesn't learn to cook, doesn't learn to sew, doesn't learn to apply makeup, doesn't do anything but learn the dances that are practiced.
Never was sure what Border was complete about. The possible explanation tossed out didn't really seem viable.
I loved Aryne. I thought she handled the Empress beautifully. I loved how she took a last name made of Lee's & Taro's. I love that she's like them -- with new capabilities (although apparently not as strong as Taro & Lee). I like how she gets Lee to be emotional about certain things.
Lee's scepticism about all religion and things she views as non-logical-belief is pretty annoying from time to time.
Not sure why Taro didn't gamble earlier? It seems like it would be a normal thing for members of a traveling troupe to do.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 3, 2013
That is 3.5 stars to the storyline, not the writting style. Hey, i am entitled to my own opinion and i dont like the story line here so well, that is 3.5 stars to you.
Here the roles are reversed to a whole degree. The heroine gets all the attention and Taro fades in the background. A whole degree because, though i know the heroine isn't a stunning beauty, she is pretty and beautiful even, difinitely NOT plain.
Here, after accepting a mission to go south, culture differences collides and everything changes. Apparently the people of the South have different views; in law, art, and definition of beauty.
Suddenly THe heroine (sorry,i suck at names) is the raging beauty and the Taro is the plain one nobody would even look at. I know, i got the same reaction too.
If you read the other 2 books, you will understand why taro reacted the way he reacted when no one would even look at him.
He was used to being in the spotlight because, no matter how good-looking, deep inside he is insecure and scared. Scared that one day, he will experience the same dreadful events he did when he was a child. And anyone who did feel that kind of pain would naturally cringe awy from it.
Being in the south, that is exactly how he felt. It scared him and the feelings, the pain and the deep wounds, was slowly resurfacing. He's life at the south, how people ignored him, left him emotionaly bleeding.
I guess that is why i loved him more. Sure he was being a jack ass but the way he reacted made me realized the author was writting about a human, not just a gorgeous and perfect character in a book.
The character, Taro, was deep and meaningful. I have never ever related to a character more than i have with Taro.
The author builds a 3 dimentional character, with a past, a heart, and believable emotions.
I know some of the readers are annoyed with Taro, but that's because the author wanted to create a human, and a human he created.
I love Taro, i understand him. This book is more than just a light and easy read, the characters are build to teach us somethine, wether intentionally or not, i learned something. I understood human better because of this book.
Here the roles are reversed to a whole degree. The heroine gets all the attention and Taro fades in the background. A whole degree because, though i know the heroine isn't a stunning beauty, she is pretty and beautiful even, difinitely NOT plain.
Here, after accepting a mission to go south, culture differences collides and everything changes. Apparently the people of the South have different views; in law, art, and definition of beauty.
Suddenly THe heroine (sorry,i suck at names) is the raging beauty and the Taro is the plain one nobody would even look at. I know, i got the same reaction too.
If you read the other 2 books, you will understand why taro reacted the way he reacted when no one would even look at him.
He was used to being in the spotlight because, no matter how good-looking, deep inside he is insecure and scared. Scared that one day, he will experience the same dreadful events he did when he was a child. And anyone who did feel that kind of pain would naturally cringe awy from it.
Being in the south, that is exactly how he felt. It scared him and the feelings, the pain and the deep wounds, was slowly resurfacing. He's life at the south, how people ignored him, left him emotionaly bleeding.
I guess that is why i loved him more. Sure he was being a jack ass but the way he reacted made me realized the author was writting about a human, not just a gorgeous and perfect character in a book.
The character, Taro, was deep and meaningful. I have never ever related to a character more than i have with Taro.
The author builds a 3 dimentional character, with a past, a heart, and believable emotions.
I know some of the readers are annoyed with Taro, but that's because the author wanted to create a human, and a human he created.
I love Taro, i understand him. This book is more than just a light and easy read, the characters are build to teach us somethine, wether intentionally or not, i learned something. I understood human better because of this book.
April 11, 2008
Well, the cover art has shifted finally. Though it's more of a lateral than an upward move. *sigh* Could they not have come up with something actually pertaining to the book? Say, perhaps, Lee bench dancing?? Now, that would be a good cover. In any event, cover art aside, I am three books into this great series now and feeling positively antsy for book four to come out.
In Heroes Adrift, Moira J. Moore takes Lee and Taro out of their respective comfort zones and into a culture and environment wholly unfamiliar to them. Just when Lee allows herself to hope things might be settling down in High Scape, the Empress calls she and Taro in for a little chat. She is sending them on a mission to the Southern Islands to find and bring home a long lost heir to the throne. The heir's existence has been kept a secret from everyone but the Empress. Now it is our favorite Pair's duty to find said mysterious personage and tote s/he home. Once in the Southern Islands, Lee and Taro are forced to reexamine their roles as friends and partners in a land where such roles are reversed and suddenly Lee's talents are highly valued and nobody seems to think much of Taro. Except, of course, Lee.
This is definitely a transition book in the middle of the series and I, for one, thoroughly enjoyed it. As I said before, events and character development in these books are not rushed. As a result, the reader is able to sit back and enjoy the ride. Secure in the feeling that the author has everything well in hand. Things will unfold as they will. And it will be good. That is not to say that things don't proceed apace. One event, in particular, that preyed on my mind for two and a half books is deliciously played out in this installment. Of course, it in turn spawns a host of other problems. But I have no doubt they will be dealt with in depth in the coming book(s). This series was such a wonderful find and I recommend it to anyone looking for fun, character-driven fantasy with a sense of humor.
In Heroes Adrift, Moira J. Moore takes Lee and Taro out of their respective comfort zones and into a culture and environment wholly unfamiliar to them. Just when Lee allows herself to hope things might be settling down in High Scape, the Empress calls she and Taro in for a little chat. She is sending them on a mission to the Southern Islands to find and bring home a long lost heir to the throne. The heir's existence has been kept a secret from everyone but the Empress. Now it is our favorite Pair's duty to find said mysterious personage and tote s/he home. Once in the Southern Islands, Lee and Taro are forced to reexamine their roles as friends and partners in a land where such roles are reversed and suddenly Lee's talents are highly valued and nobody seems to think much of Taro. Except, of course, Lee.
This is definitely a transition book in the middle of the series and I, for one, thoroughly enjoyed it. As I said before, events and character development in these books are not rushed. As a result, the reader is able to sit back and enjoy the ride. Secure in the feeling that the author has everything well in hand. Things will unfold as they will. And it will be good. That is not to say that things don't proceed apace. One event, in particular, that preyed on my mind for two and a half books is deliciously played out in this installment. Of course, it in turn spawns a host of other problems. But I have no doubt they will be dealt with in depth in the coming book(s). This series was such a wonderful find and I recommend it to anyone looking for fun, character-driven fantasy with a sense of humor.
December 8, 2020
Not as good as the previous two books. Found myself skimming the Flatlands until the end and still didn’t miss much. Lee was getting really annoying. Her complaining about how the Southerners were disrespecting Shields and Sources and why would these people expect them to pay for goods and services, and ‘don’t you know who I am?’ was too much of the same character arc and growth she experienced in the previous books. It wasn’t interesting or necessary. This could have been edited out because Lee didn’t grow from this. Taro grew a little bit but even then, he learned about the same from the troupe experience so... unnecessary. I expected Lee to be smarter and get with the program faster. Also why was Taro SOOO grumpy? Like I get his ego and personality wasn’t well received but the author didn’t really do much with it. What did he learn? Also what the heck happened to the healing magic thread? That was left to die when it was SO interesting. I felt like Taro was just sitting in the sidelines so that he could be there when Lee stopped being a tease so they could do the horizontal mambo. Don’t even get me started on how disappointed I was about that. I liked that Aryne brought out a mothering side to her but I was waiting for the full circle moment where Lee would reach out to her mom and share that she gets what her mom was saying or something—ANYTHING. Even if just a little bit. I get that this book is high fantasy and YA, but this was the first book where the author did not use her very well written characters with their backgrounds and relationship to her advantage. How can you make a Hawaii like setting boring??? Border and Ysat (forgot how to spell it) were horrible and puny antagonists. Cleor (you know who I’m talking about) was untraditional from the first book but I believed it. And he brought Lee and Taro closer together. $8.99 for a book that all reviews said is half a book is a lot to invest. I love Taro but hot damn, I don’t know if he’s worth it. And that is heartbreaking because I absolutely adore him. Ughhhhhhh
June 29, 2008
I liked this book a lot more than the second one in the series -- things are moving in this world now, and it's clear that there's a lot being set up for future books (although not in a heavy-handed "my goodness, I think I'm going to set this dagger on the mantelpiece now!" way, mostly). Also, there was new plot without having to give the protagonists new superpowers to deal with it, which is always a welcome sign in an ongoing series. All in all, a book fun enough to prompt me to immediately pick up and re-read the first book in the series!
(I really don't like the new cover art style, though. This looks to me very much like a romance novel cover, which sets up rather different expectations that the comedy/fantasy style used on (my copies of) the first two books. I doubt I'd have ever picked the series up if the first book had looked like this. According to the reviews on the back of the book, though, it's also quite popular with romance readers, so if that's you, well, congratulations -- you win at covers this round! I personally found the romantic elements of this book well in keeping with the rest of the series' take on things, which is to say, surprisingly healthy for fantasy. Maybe that's part of the romance book angle?)
(Also, there's an atrocious editing error at the bottom of page 257 in my book -- the tenth printing of the first edition -- so if you have a chance of getting a later printing or a different edition, I'd recommend it; maybe they'll have fixed it.)
(I really don't like the new cover art style, though. This looks to me very much like a romance novel cover, which sets up rather different expectations that the comedy/fantasy style used on (my copies of) the first two books. I doubt I'd have ever picked the series up if the first book had looked like this. According to the reviews on the back of the book, though, it's also quite popular with romance readers, so if that's you, well, congratulations -- you win at covers this round! I personally found the romantic elements of this book well in keeping with the rest of the series' take on things, which is to say, surprisingly healthy for fantasy. Maybe that's part of the romance book angle?)
(Also, there's an atrocious editing error at the bottom of page 257 in my book -- the tenth printing of the first edition -- so if you have a chance of getting a later printing or a different edition, I'd recommend it; maybe they'll have fixed it.)
March 7, 2009
In book 3 of the Hero series, Lee is thoroughly enjoying her much needed downtime when Taro receives an untimely summons from the Empress herself. Taro it seems has caught the Empress’ attention with his rejection of title and wealth and now she wants him to find an illegitimate member of the royal family who was last known to be in the Southern Islands – all very quietly of course. Finding the royal heir proves a little more difficult than originally planned since in the south there are new laws, clothing, customs and ideas of beauty to be dealt with. In characteristic fashion, Lee takes charge of the situation and they meet up with a group of traveling performers who put her bench dancing skills to use. Lee and Taro’s relationship also takes a drastic turn – a good, very good turn – as both are forced into roles they would not normally welcome.
I’m getting a feel for this fantastic series which in each installment introduces new talents, lands, and people. I feel like I can trust Moore to continue to flesh out her ever increasing stock of oh-so-interesting characters and most importantly to stick with the wonderful relationship of Taro and Lee.
I’m getting a feel for this fantastic series which in each installment introduces new talents, lands, and people. I feel like I can trust Moore to continue to flesh out her ever increasing stock of oh-so-interesting characters and most importantly to stick with the wonderful relationship of Taro and Lee.
March 4, 2023
Detailed review to follow:
2.5 stars I think
I found the book slightly imbalanced which, , was a shame. The ending was a bit abrupt, and the book just ended leaving a bit of a confused reading experience for me.
The latter half of the book was a little too disjointed from the first half -- after the introduction of Aryne especially I felt that Taro took too much of a back seat in the book. Plus, there wasn't enough of a deepening of the world or the lore for my tastes. It was nice to see another part of the kingdom - and see Lee portrayed in an unsympathetic xenophobic light. It was a bold choice but I felt after a strong set-up the second half of the book just let all those threads go.
I liked the first half, but the second half let me down - so I'm averaging this to 2.5 stars. I had other thoughts on this which I may come back and add - but right now I am a little meh on the book and grumpy with it!!
Onwards to the next though!
2.5 stars I think
I found the book slightly imbalanced which, , was a shame. The ending was a bit abrupt, and the book just ended leaving a bit of a confused reading experience for me.
The latter half of the book was a little too disjointed from the first half -- after the introduction of Aryne especially I felt that Taro took too much of a back seat in the book. Plus, there wasn't enough of a deepening of the world or the lore for my tastes. It was nice to see another part of the kingdom - and see Lee portrayed in an unsympathetic xenophobic light. It was a bold choice but I felt after a strong set-up the second half of the book just let all those threads go.
I liked the first half, but the second half let me down - so I'm averaging this to 2.5 stars. I had other thoughts on this which I may come back and add - but right now I am a little meh on the book and grumpy with it!!
Onwards to the next though!
October 1, 2012
I'm only giving this one two out of five in comparison to how much I enjoyed the first two books in the series. This is by no means a poor book, though I will be honest and say while I definitely enjoyed parts, it didn't have the same pull as the others. Lee's narration was usually a strong point in the first two books - the problem with first person is if they get forced to go on a quest they don't want to go on, the narration is notably miserable and it put a damper on a story where the MC didn't go out of her way to explain the exotic world she isn't used to - it took her to almost the end of the novel to admit that the fruit was much better on the islands than on the northern continent. Now, I'm not expecting a total change in character for her to embrace change, but it would have been nice to see her forget Murphy's Law for a while. That, and the forced plot, and once again I'm wondering what the marketing team was thinking for that cover.
June 15, 2009
wild goose chase (wgc) story...
I liked the previous books and that was the only reason I bought this one. There is wry humour in the telling of the story that is why this book did not get a one star rating with me. However the story is nothing but a WGC which is why it did not rate a five star at all. I like a book with a bit more substance than a story about a WGC adventure. This book has a feel like the entire book is a middle chapter of a bigger book. Whereas I like a beginning and an end.
I do not think I would be buying anymore of MJ Moore's offerings. If ever I would be reading anything written by her again, I would most likely borrow it from the library than waste my money buying it.
I liked the previous books and that was the only reason I bought this one. There is wry humour in the telling of the story that is why this book did not get a one star rating with me. However the story is nothing but a WGC which is why it did not rate a five star at all. I like a book with a bit more substance than a story about a WGC adventure. This book has a feel like the entire book is a middle chapter of a bigger book. Whereas I like a beginning and an end.
I do not think I would be buying anymore of MJ Moore's offerings. If ever I would be reading anything written by her again, I would most likely borrow it from the library than waste my money buying it.
August 7, 2016
I'm unable to share what I like about this one without spoiling a huge plot point, so I'll have to let this suffice: this one's my favorite (so far). Taking Lee and Taro out of their element really gives them a chance to grow and learn, and we get a lot more perspective that shows how off Lee's observations usually are.
I love this series.
I love this series.
September 6, 2010
If I hear Lee talk about "what's going to happen when we get back to High Scape" once more I will truly smack her. Also did they seem a bit...insensitive to the folks of Flatwell? They didn't even TRY to make it work for a while...
July 23, 2017
Didn't like this one as well as the earlier two; it had the feel of that inevitable filler book in a series.
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