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# Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, Book One) Hardcover – February 6, 2018

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## Customer Reviews

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    I really wanted to like this book
  

*by K***O on Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2018*

I really wanted to like this book. I spent the entire book waiting to like it, thinking, "Okay, now we'll get to the action." The entire thing reads like a prologue to the actual story. And I don't mean a prologue to Wild Magic and adult Numair, but a prologue to Numair's own story, because not much happens in this book.For what we actually learn, and for how much characters are actually developed, this book could have been condensed down into 100 pages, and then already jumped into the more interesting action of the break between Arram and Ozorne, Arram's flight from Carthak, and his quest to establish himself in Tortall.If I had to sum up my main complaint it would be this: there are no real stakes. Arram sails through hardship, with all of his mentors taking care of him, friends defending him, and no real character growth on his part. The overarching book has nothing really at risk and no real threat to it. I could't even tell you what the climax of the book is...because a climax usually requires growing tension. This book lacked that. It foreshadowed a million things for the next book, but I don't want to finish a story feeling like it was just a teaser for the next book.This isn't a bad book, but I would wait until the next one comes out to buy it, so maybe you can read straight through it and into (hopefully) some character development in its sequel.One shining light: Varice is awesome. I really appreciated having a smart, capable female character who is so different from the other Tortall heroines. I appreciated that the story showed that a female can be flirty and charming and still smart and strong willed. It made me sad for her future because she's the best part of the series so far.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Pacing issues, continuity issues, still enjoyable.
  

*by S***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2018*

(This contains mild spoilers. No actual content spoilers but general subject spoilers) This book suffers from what i call 'I Have A Sequel' syndrome, where the pacing of the whole book reads like the first third of a whole book. Which can be ok if you know theres 2 more books coming, but can be a frustrating read when you reach the end of the book and find you have to wait for 2 more books to come out.Given that this book is a prequel and we know Arram's future from Daine's books later in this universe, i feel like theres some inconsistencies with what we learned of Arram's background in Daine's books compared to what we see in Tempest and Slaughter. I need to do a reread of the Immortals quartet to be sure but I was under the impression that a lot of his encounters with gods, immortals, and ambient magics after meeting Daine were either his first such encounters or among his first such encounters (or at least close to). I was also under the impression that his studies on wild magic/ambient magics as an adult were pretty cutting-edge, neglected and shunned even by his peers, but in Tempest and Slaughter, those kinds of magics are accepted and even taught by several of his well-respected teachers.Pierce has always been one to toy with how magic works in her universe as she continues to work in it, which is totally understandable, but this book takes such a drastic change, and with a character who's background and abilities were already established in other works. Unfortunately, this books ranks kind of low out of Tamora Pierce's works for me. That said, "low among her works" doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it. There was plenty to enjoy. Seeing Arram grow up knowing the man he will one day be has been an intriguing experience, and seeing the relationships between him, Varice, and Ozorne develop knowing where that will lead is the most delicious kind of heart-wrenching. There's also a few wonderful tidbits that draw the world together in tiny details like in-world book authors and things like that.I'm cautiously hopeful about the 2nd and 3rd books in this series either addressing my current issues in some way or at least building forward in new and exciting ways.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    I was surprised to enjoy young Arram even though we know what happens
  

*by A***K on Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2018*

I was disappointed when I learned Pierce would be writing about Numair’s childhood since obviously we know exactly how that all turned out, but I find myself really enjoying it! I like the young Aram- and reading about him is making me see how he could end up with Daine in a way that’s *slightly* less creepy, given that he’s still like, 14 years older than her and a teacher who lives with her from the ages of 13-17 before they get together... Ok - creepiness of that relationship aside, since it’s not a part of this series - I really enjoy learning about his magical studies and getting a better understanding of his power. I like the characters and I think she does a good job of making the young Ozone likable enough that we understand their friendship while gradually showing his transition into an enemy. I also enjoy that the book is unconstrained by any obvious timeline - in most of her other work there is a war, a school year, or a particular quest that is set out at the beginning of the book, giving the reader an idea of what the arc of the story will be. Here, we don’t know. I was not sure how long this particular book would cover, and while I have some idea when the series will end, im not sure how many books it will extend through. I really liked that! It let me enjoy the story and just let it take me where it would. Can’t wait to read the next one.

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