UGGGGG I'VE FINISHED THE IMMORTALS AND NOW I'M SAD

It seems to me that I wouldn't feel this way if one of my friends *cough cough Isabella cough cough* hadn't felt it necessary to exclaim at every available moment how fantastic these are. However, that said, it was ultimately my decision to read them. So I did. Even though I started with the wrong quartet. Oh well. So I read these and loved them and basically there's this awesome girl, Daine, who has this fantastic gift known as wild magic. The only problem is, wild magic is incredibly rare. So nobody really has any idea what it's all about. Also, spoiler alert, her father is Weiryn, the hunter god of the mountain people. So she's part god too. But that's not even the best part. As with all of Tamora Pierce's female protagonists, she starts out a humble nobody in the eyes of the world. She's actually looked down upon a bit because in the first book she has no idea who her father is. And then, bang. Suddenly everything sort of flips and there's dragons and ships and enemies all over the place, and the only person who can possibly save the day is Daine. Even though Tammy's fantastic at characterization, she really should be a bit more careful about who has what ability. While wild magic is awesome and totally a great ability for a young heroine-to-be, adding other abilities (such as Daine's skill in archery) makes her seem almost unrealistic. The more human a character, the better. Even so, Daine does have a number of weaknesses and faults, such as her lack of knowledge about magic and other areas of study. HOWEVER, Daine's teacher Numair is more than happy to help her with all of this. He's also overly protective, and easy to crush on. Even though he's a fictional character, of course...BUT THEN NUMAINE HAPPENS AND THE WHOLE WORLD ENDS. That may be an exaggeration. But sometime while they're saving Tortall once again, Daine and Numair realize that, despite their fourteen year age gap and the fact that he's known for fooling around with court ladies, they're both madly in love with each other. The point is, Daine is an amazing character and congratulations to Tamora Pierce. She is boss. This was really long, but I promised a summary and here it is. You're welcome.

Look for these at your local library!