In the Hand of the Goddess | 
pickSo many of Alannas most important things appear in this book! Her cat, her ember, her sword. Both her great loves and the first war she sees and the first time she really starts to use her gift for something good. A fantastic start to her adulthood and end to her youth happen here 💙💚💜
pickThe second book in the series, Alanna has now showed readers that being feminine does not equal being weak. We finally get a satisfying piece of romance, and Alanna grows stronger in the face of continuing adversary. Her character inspires me and makes me feel strong just reading her! Can't wait to continue down her journey.
pickThis second book in the Song of the Lioness quartet is just as delightful as the first! In addition to her beautiful steed Moonlight, magical sword Lightning, Alanna receives an amulet from a Goddess and the loyalty of a violet-eyed cat named Faithful—she becomes a squire, fights a war, faces the Ordeal of Knighthood, and duels an evil wizard—AND things get spicy with both the crown prince and the king of thieves vying for her attention.
so-so⭐️⭐️💫A fun continuation of the series, but not as strong as book 1. I do think this one suffers under a current reading because what it does has been done so often in this genre. Maybe Pierce was the first to do it, but reading this book now & not in 1984, I‘ve read these plot points before. The Ordeal at the end of the book is *very* similar to the fear simulation in Divergent. I am still looking forward to seeing how the series continues!
“The copper-haired rider looked at the black sky and swore.”
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pickAhh, still really enjoying the story even though I know what‘s in store for everyone 😬. My favourite moment in this one was probably Alanna getting busted in a dress!
Prince Jonathan shows his annoying side in this book - it‘s still mostly balanced out by all the other stuff he does but 🙄
“The copper-haired rider looked at the black sky and swore.”
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pickOooo I really liked this one and raced right through it. Forgot to take a photo again though!
#ANewChapter #Day4 #NewestBook
My newest book actually came in the mail today! Lol, the timing! #BookMailIsBestMail I already had Alanna, the 1st in the series, from a book signing last year. And I bought the other three with my Christmas gift cards. Unfortunately, two of them came in a gloss finish while the others are matte, and they have completely different bindings. Anyone know how I can find these in matte?
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pickThe one where she meets Faithful!!!
pickA great quick read as we get to see Alanna realize her goal of becoming the first woman knight of Tortall in a hundred years. We also see her come to terms with being a woman, & we find whether it really matters to those who know her. She also faces her enemy, the Duke of Conte, in many small ways before a final face off to save those she loves. I‘m really liking this series 💜
Serious conceptual jump - sorting tween books for the library book sale.
pick[#BookReview] In The Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce. I loved this book just as much as I loved the first one! The characters are so charming and the writing is brilliant. I cannot wait to continue with the quartet and then the other spin offs in this world.
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Full review:
http://heathersreadinghideaway.blogspot.com/2018/04/book-review-in-hand-of-godde...
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1. Probably Secrets, from Pink's Beautiful Trauma CD. It has a da da da da do do do thing going on and my kids love to hear it!
2. Definitely a 5!
3. I don't know if Les Miserables or The Count of Monte Cristo is longer, but I've read them both. Unabridged. 1000+ pages to both.
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I don't know what it is about these books, but I just consume them faster than the library releases it's holds on them!!
HELLO BOOK TWO!! *waves frantically*
#tamorapierce #inthehandofthegoddess #catsinbooks #audiobook
Seriously, I can‘t believe it‘s been over a year since I reread all of Tamora Pierce... now I can‘t stop! Debating starting book 3 or going to sleep...it takes me around 2 hours to read one of these so if I start it now I will be done around 11pm...ahhhh the troubles of a bibliophile! What‘s a good name for an Uber Tamora Pierce fan????
pickSo I‘m continuing to love this series. It‘s very well done on audio. I wish I had read this as a teen! #yafantasy #audiobook #vaginalfantasy #glorytotheguild
Catching up on some reading I missed as a teen. THINGS ARE GETTING SPICY 🌶 🌶 🌶
pickI reread this entire series this week, and I love how quickly this book moves the series along. And who doesn‘t love an awesome, talking, cat? Makes me miss my own kitty who ran away and hasn‘t come home....anyway, this is a great series, a nice fast read and the characters grow and develop as people. I always suggest this series when I meet tweens and young teens readers looking for fantasy books, but I enjoy them as an adult still
Onto the next book in the series! It's a blast rereading these--and you gotta love the cheesy pun on the back of the box set.
I so wish I read this series as a kid, but honestly grown up me needs these reminders every now and then too. Not to mention I'm still riding the high of Wonder Woman so I'm all about female warriors! 👊
pickThe intensity (and my anxiety) increases the older Alanna gets and the closer she is to becoming a knight and revealing her gender to all. I'm really interested to see where things go from here. With a major villain now gone I wonder who her next big adversary will be!
I am pretty satisfied with where this book leaves off so I'm taking a short Alanna break to dip into some other titles on my TBR. I'll be back for her soon!
On to the next one! Faithful has always been one of my favorite characters. 😻
Me when my Song of the Lioness boxset arrived before noon this Sunday morning. Bless you, Amazon Prime, even though I often feel guilty for using you. I have already cleaned the bathroom and folded a bit of laundry this morning so that means I can spend the rest of the day reading, right? On recommendation I started In the Hand of the Goddess on audio last night and it was great but I'll probably read the print because it's faster.
pickBoy have I had a lot of #literarycrush s in my day, but for #feistyfeb Day 11 I felt I had to go with one of my earliest and strongest, Prince Jon from the Song of the Lioness series! I mean, yes, I was into all the guys in that universe, but it always started with the prince, obvi.
pickI'm really enjoying this series - in fact, I liked this book better than the first! I love the characters and the story, everything!
These are really good, quick reads
Book Two!
pickBook 2/4. Continuing to adore this series. Alanna is a wonderful heroine, and this story is a little more adult than the previous one. Follows Alanna from the ages of 15-18. I wish the book didn't rush over parts of Alanna's life, but for 209 pages, I felt like we got a lot of content. On to the next one!
At the halfway point!!!!! 12 hours done!!!! #24in48
pickThe second in the song of the lioness series. I learned many life lessons from these stories not the least of which how to know who my friends are. Great book. Still one of my favorites at 26. EvenCllaptrap agrees
On to book 2. This is still one of the best fantasy series I have ever read. #bookmaniac #bookdragon #songofthelionessquartet #inthehandofthegoddess #tamorapierce #alanna #bookstagram
pickOMG YOU GUYS!! this series is so good and I'm shipping everything!!
