3 stars
| I’ll admit, one of the main reasons I bought the first four books in this series from the clearance bin was because they reminded me of theDeltora Quest series. Having now finished the second book, they are suspiciously similar to Emily Rodda‘s books. Not to say that they are a ripoff of the series, but the whole blacksmith’s apprentice sets out to save the land, collecting powerful items from each task he completes is surprisingly familiar. Anyway, overall this was a good book. As with the first one, the pace is nice and quick. I can see this being popular with reluctant young readers. A lot happens in a short amount of pages. Overall, well-written despite being less than original. A good, quick read with entertaining adventures and interesting sketches throughout that go along with the story. Goodreads |