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⌈ Secret Post #6079 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

I've only read her Tortall books (I adore Kel so much) but I just found all four if these in a used book store and I grabbed them and am looking forward to reading!

And really, fuck Numair. I didn't really care for him on my first read through but each time I reread them as an adult I get more annoyed with him and that whole set up.

OP

[(Anonymous)]

Ahh, enjoy! They definitely skew very young (I think the kids are about 10 at the start), but they're a comfort series for me and I hope you like Winding Circle as much as I did on my first read!

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[(Anonymous)]

nayrt

I would like to reread the Winding Circle books as I haven't read them since I was very young and I may have even been a bit too young. I remember being really scared by some of the scenes, there was some pretty dark stuff! Especially in The Circle Opens series, the way murder was described in those books had me hiding under the covers as a little one.

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[(Anonymous)]

OP

I don't blame you! It straight up starts out with Sandry and Daja's families, and then by Magic Steps there's still plenty of ways magic can go terribly wrong.

I find they hold up really well, honestly, and especially as an adult you realize how young these four are and how much they're dealing with. Their bonds to each other and to their teachers (responsible, supportive adults!) is even more special to me now that I'm grown up.

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[(Anonymous)]

They age up with the characters like the Harry Potter books. Reading the first four from an adult perspective, you can see that these ten year-olds are often in seriously dark circumstances, but they aren't processing it the way an adult would, particularly not noticing certain adult dynamics. By the time the mains reach adulthood the books are as mature as they are.

[(Anonymous)]

The first time I read the Tortall books I was around Daine's age and thought her romance with Numair was SO romantic. Adult me is... thoroughly less enthused. I still see where Daine's feelings would've come from but goddamn, Numair, what the hell.

I haven't read the Numair books yet. I haven't decided if I want to.

I overall prefer the Emelan books these days, though I didn't like Battle Magic (a tragedy because Briar and Rosethorn are great), but I think the series that stands the test of time the best is Kel's story in the Tortall universe.

[(Anonymous)]

I feel this way about a number of the romances in her work, they're sweet from the perspective of a kid and odd from the perspective of an adult. I still find some of the shipping dynamics interesting as an adult but the romantic angle is no longer there for me. I think they are wish fulfillment for the innocent childhood daydream of wanting to fall in love with a handsome older guy, and that Pierce herself has a personal thing for older guy/younger girl dynamics, lol. Obviously romantically, but platonically too... I got the impression that it's a character dynamic she enjoys exploring.

[(Anonymous)]

All the love for Lady Keladry of Mindelan. That's the quartet I started with and I have yet to regret it.

[(Anonymous)]

+1 on preferring Emelan overall, but the Kel books are my favorite Pierce work and heroine. I went to a signing for Will of the Empress and she also signed my incredibly tattered copy of Squire. It's a prized possession.

[(Anonymous)]

I think I’ve seen her say in a few places that Scholastic holds the rights to the Emelan series, so she needs to negotiate with them before she can publish anything else with those characters.

Which I’m super :( about, because I also very much want to read the Tris at college book.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, it's out of her hands, and I don't think Emelan ever sold as well as Tortall (ambiant magic IS less flashy on a cover than lady knights, to be fair), so I understand why the publishers aren't hyped BUT STILL

[(Anonymous)]

I love the magic system in Emelan--the standard fantasy academic magic next to the overlooked-but-no-less-powerful ambiant magic in everyday things: sewing, gardening, smithing, weather, dancing, cooking, woodwork, stonework, glassmaking, etc. It's such a neat idea to put so much focus and love into the "little" things all around us.

[(Anonymous)]

The idea of it always stuck with me and still inspires me now that I'm an adult and work. I kinda do see my "menial" labor jobs as magical, the goodness that comes from my skill and my physical effort is beautiful to see.

As a kid I was really struck by the description of the two young girls who meditated differently, one who could find peace in stillness, one who could find peace in movement. Breathing meditations and sparring meditations, if I recall right. It's been a long time since I read the book but it made an impression on me. I love working with my body and losing myself in the calming, yet energetic cycle of repetitive tasks, and I had a lot of trouble with academic work, so I loved that idea.