The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, Book Three)

by Tamora Pierce

Series: Song of the Lioness (3), Tortall (3)

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Title	The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, Book Three)
Author	Tamora Pierce
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Tags	fantasy, tortall, song of the lioness
Collections	Read but unowned, Borrowed from Catherine
Your review	After being very aggravated at the second book in this YA fantasy series, I ended up really enjoying this one. It's nice to see Alanna out of her element among the Bazhir tribesmen, instead of at knight school, where she just succeeds at everything all the time. For once, we see her struggle to come to terms with something she's not very good at and doesn't understand, though of course in the end she becomes the best ever. The later portions of the book, once she leaves the Bazhirs and becomes bogged down in more tedious relationship drama (which is typically of the contrived "I love him and he loves me but gosh, I just don't know what to do for some reason!" variety) suffers because it is less focused and feels more like setup for the next (and last) book, but overall this was the most enjoyable installment in the series so far. (originally written September 2008)
Other authors 1
Publication	Simon Pulse (2005), Mass Market Paperback, 304 pages
Publication date	1997
ISBN	0689878583 / 9780689878589
LC classification 1	PZ7.P61464 Wo
Dewey 1	[Fic] 19
Subjects	Alanna (Fictitious character : Pierce) Fantasy fiction Knights and knighthood › Fiction Knights and knighthood › Juvenile fiction Sex role › Fiction Young adult fiction
Primary language eng	English
Secondary language	(blank)
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Date acquired
Date started
Date finished	2008-08-01
Summary 1	The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, Book Three) by Tamora Pierce (1997)
Comments	borrowed from Catherine
BCID	XXX-
Number of copies	1
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