Lioness Rampant

"totally a good set I loved reading these when I was younger rereading is always good."

"Because women are heroes too. "

"Loved this series, amazing books to read and watch a girl become a stronger woman, on her own terms "

"4th installment in the Alanna series. A knight already recognized throughout the land already, Alanna is determined to find an adventure to cement her name in the books and satisfy her craving for daring deeds and exploration. Tortall is on the brink of war from within its own walls- and Jonathan needs help from his friends and allies. This is the final book for Alanna as the m.c. but not the last for Tortall! #fantasy_and_magic #knights_and_knighthood #fantasy #femaleleads #yafiction #yafantasy"

"This is one of my long time favorites. I’ve been craving a reread, so I might do that soon."

"Love them then the immortals follow and then the protector of the small series "

"A court of Thorns and Roses. "

"So I read this series in middle school so my mind isn't as fresh on it. But I do remember being in love with these books and feeling inspired and strong as a young girl. Highly recommend it and will most likely be rereading them "

"This review is absolutely tainted by nostalgia. Without that, I absolutely would’ve given this book a far lower rating.<br/><br/>This book is easily the worst of the quartet. The first half of the book is a bit slow, and so much less important than the second half of the book. I remain annoyed at Pierce for pairing Alanna with yet another man who is way too old with her (a 20 year old with a 40 something. Ew.). I also disliked that the two main antagonists were Alanna’s childhood bully and Roger. Both caused a lot of problems but had a very short and almost uncomplicated end. I wanted to see Alanna face new enemies not the same ones from earlier. <br/><br/>The thing that redeems this book is Alanna herself. Alanna is brave, proud, and unashamed to be the first female knight in Tortall. She is openly gender non-conforming and refuses to let anyone tell her who she should be or what she should do. Oh boy do I hate her taste in men but it is very much her own. Alanna lives, fights, and loves on her own terms. The second half of the book really emphasized this for me. <br/><br/>This book was many things. At points I found it boring, at other parts exasperating in terms of Pierce’s plot choices. But Alanna herself has always been a character whose existence I’ve found reassuring since I was a child. Did she deserve better writing than this book? Yes. Very much yes. (Tamora Pierce do better.) But Alanna’s pride, openness, self-assurance and confidence as a gender non conforming person as a character written in the 1980s remains reassuring, especially with the stuff happening politically in the US right now."

"Pros: <br/><br/>While this is one of the more difficult books because of the sadness within every bit of the bad makes sense and makes the good even more special.<br/><br/>Cons:<br/><br/>I really want additions here with the weddings, first anniversary of the coronation celebrations and more so hopefully someday someone will talk the author into those!"