When I saw the author's name, my first thought was, "Oh please." My friend Mike read the trilogy and really liked it, but sometimes his tastes differ from mine. Nevertheless, I picked it up on my lunch break yesterday (bored with the neverending Portland Vase, which hopefully I'll finish today or tomorrow), and actually I really enjoyed the book! It's the kind of fantasy novel where Our Plucky Heroine is chosen by the gods for a great fate she doesn't want, and she has to accept her destiny and save the world. In that sense it reminded me a lot of Kristen Britain's Green Rider books, and indeed, Britain read early drafts of Francis's manuscript, but it's definitely different and worth reading on its own. There are also totem animals that communicate telepathically, and who doesn't love that?? Overall, fun fantasy with a strong female heroine and good woman power energy. I plan to read the rest of the series (possibly today--I'm really kind of bored with the endless Portland Vase).
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