Alanna

c_ruedin shared a tip "How I wish this had been around when I was a girl! This is a wonderfully wholesome book full of adventure and loving friendship. Perfect for girls who are gender nonconforming but still girls and perhaps feeling trapped by the way the world thinks they should be. The narration is incredible and soothing. It's just a goodness all around."

caitlin_draeger shared a tip "This book was first read under extreme duress over 17 years ago, and I have thanked my mother and librarian for recommending/forcing me to try something new (I was going through the judging a book by its cover phase). Twins decide to swap places so the girl could be a knight and the boy could be taught magic. Breaking gender norms, "Alan" aka Alanna, faces challenges head on and begins her journey towards legendary status- not too mention her infamous anger and quick wit. This is a YA novel with very mild adult references, but thats not saying subjects are avoided."

ebony_thief shared a tip "What I love about this is the fact that Alanna WORKS HARD. She’s not instantly the best of the best. She trained day and night for a long time (months? Years?) and that hard work paid off."

amberley_walker shared a tip "From Tamora Pierce I love the Protector of the Small quartet. For other books I highly recommend the Discworld series with Guards Guards as a starter. I love the City Watch books so much!"

roni_golden shared a tip "This is the book that made me love reading. I first read this when I was 13 and have read it many times since, and always find something that is relevant to my real life at that moment. I am now 37."

lorilie_zowie_alvar shared a tip "My aunt lent it to me after the first chapter fell in love with it, I love the you thought she was a guy trope but also a great coming of age, even got my own copy how much I liked the series."

natashia_metz shared a tip "It’s a series I read as a kid and loved it. I actually read it because the author had the same last name as me. Didn’t know how much I’d love the author!"

kalycle shared a tip "This is the seminal heroine of my fantasy readership. All of Tamora Pierce's works were hugely formative for me, and while I will always harbor deep nostalgia for Alanna, this debut quartet is hard for me to read anymore. There are some odd characterization choices throughout, and I don't find the relationships as romantic as I once did; Alanna's interactions with her love interests are prime examples of the miscommunication/misunderstandings trope, and that's really hard to do well."

Wormster shared a tip "Not quite the cover I thought it was gonna be. Different cover than the one at my library, dear god they turned alanna into a horse!"

jodie_gill_3877 shared a tip "Stumbled on this and thoroughly enjoyed it. Chivalry and magic rolled into one. I found it refreshing that the author wrote about puberty and menstrual cycles and the struggles of our bodies changing. The bond that friends have, no matter where they come from."

annika_nori shared a tip "I love this book. It was one of the first books that got me reading when I was about 10. It’s a female adventure novel that highlights hard work and perseverance. The character isn’t the best at becoming a knight, but she grows up to be a powerful force in the world of Chivalry. I’m also impressed by the fantasy world that Tamora Pierce created for the Alanna stories and the ones that came after."

lexi_yee shared a tip "Every child, but especially our little girls and children who are exploring their femininity need to read these books. Tortall is a place I return to even as an adult."

sydney_ouderkirk shared a tip "I cannot count the number of times I have read this series! Both as an adult and a young girl. It has truly shaoped the way I tackle the world and figure things out!"

milla_declet shared a tip "I absolutely love this series! She is a young teen but willing to work hard to meet her goals! She isnt a mary sue who is instantly a peo and surrounded by adoring fans. She has bumps along the way but manages to make a great group of friends to help her. (Dispite hiding her identity as a female). #strongfemale"

caitlynanne_clark shared a tip "Honestly, I loved the reveal in one of the later books. But for this one, I would say when her chaperone found out she wasn’t her brother."

jillian_love_oconnor shared a tip "I have not read it yet I just liked it it looks like it would be a good work and this is my first time using likewise and I thought it wouldBe a good book to read"

samantha_pettibone shared a tip "Currently listening to the bone witch series on audible. I think it would make for both a good read as well as a good listen, and if u have a subscription to audible it's free as part of the included books. Also, u might like "a great and terrible beauty" also a three parter series and its the one I read directly after finishing all of Tamora Pierce's books. Happy reading!"

bookword shared a tip "I've heard of this book before. I just recently saw this book in my recommended when I said signed up for Likewise. It looks really amazing! #fantasy_and_magic"

kandice_rose shared a tip "One of my cherished childhood favorites—I originally read the books when I was 10 and just re-read them over Christmas (20 years later)! I still love them and thoroughly enjoyed them."

bethany_1269 shared a tip "This is one of those books that I would call a hidden treasure. It meant so much to me as a kid and I know it will mean just as much to me as a semi-adult. I can't wait to read it again!"