The Immortals 1: Wild Magic - Tamora Pierce

Firstly I must apologise if this opinion seems biased towards only the good points of this book - I can't help it as this is my favourite book ever. Generally I am not into fantasy books but for this novel I make an exception. This is the first in a series of four books all telling the tale of Veralidaine Sarrasri (known as Daine to her friends). At the beginning of the book we meet thirteen year old Daine, a feisty and stubborn girl who has a sad and mysterious past. Along with her pony Cloud (a mare who seems to understand Daine better than some humans), she is taken under the wing of Onua who is a horse trainer in the city of Tortall. And so the story ...  Read the complete review