Wren to the Rescue by Sherwood Smith

[meganbmoore]

Growing up in an orphanage, Wren has always loved stories about heroes and quests and curses, and even playacts the roles of heroes in legends, and always has a story ready to be related. So when her best friend, Tess, reveals she’s actually Teressa, the secret daughter of the king and queen who’s been kept a secret for years because of a threat

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[curlyjo1]

Heh. I have that one. I started rereading it recently, and misplaced it. :/

[meganbmoore]

Misplacing books is bad and sad. I do it all the time.

[kakkobean]

OOOOO MUST HUNT DOWN 8DDDD

*must also hunt down the Crowl Duel/Court Duel books because I frikkin' LOVE THOSE ♥*

[meganbmoore]

Crown Duel is one of my preferred reads of this year.

[kakkobean]

I read it when I was in high school--that book just made me...idk. AMAZED with books again 8D

[estara]

I really enjoyed the first two (although I also like Crown Duel and especially Inda, The Fox and King's Shield better than this) of the Wren trilogy, but the third started with a plot development that I DID NOT WANT!!

Not because it squicked me out but because of empathy for one of the main characters, so I haven't read that one... if I ever will.

[meganbmoore]

Having read the backs of the books, it sounds like a Love Square of Doom.

Reading manga you get a high tolerance for love shapes

[estara]

Actually that wasn't what I didn't want. If you review that book here, too, I'll tell you.

Unless you want to get spoiled first?

Re: Reading manga you get a high tolerance for love shapes

[meganbmoore]

Actually, manga and kdramas have pretty much killed my tolerance for love shapes.

Nah, I'll get to it pretty soon. I have all three books.

[dancesontrains]

That is one awesome quote. In a extremely unrelated note, that was one of the reasons why I don't watch Bollywood films anymore :(. Someone ~~giving up~~ the person they love to a friend or sibling is a pretty common plot point.

[meganbmoore]

Yeah. It manages to be overreacting and immature and completely right. And the book handles it as being both.

And yeah, that (and endless angsting over similar) is why a lot of shoujo and kdramas don't work for me. This isn't referring to love triangles, but it's built around a similar idea as a lot of them are, and I don't deal well with that type of cheap emotional manipulation or "it's ok to make decisions about someone else's life."

[anime_babble]

I have been waiting for a publisher to buy Smith's last book in this series FOREVER (Wren Journeymage). I know I'm in the minority, but I loved Wren and didn't like Mel half as much. I'd love to know what happened to her.

[meganbmoore]

I liked both. I know Posse of Princesses is set in the same world, but I don't think it's about Wren.