Review: A Step Back
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2014
I really like(d) this series and will have to see it through the end (I hope), but even fantasy has to have plots you can believe and trust.  Allowing a prepubescent girl that frequently makes mistakes have access to  the mother of all magic sources is ludicrous.  Not just one of the wisest and most senior mages but apparently every adult that should have a lick of sense caves in so she can keep herself occupied and not fall into despair.  Maybe I should have ended that sentence with a(?).  I get the parallel with her mentor but sometimes you have to wonder what happened to the fantastic creativity the author displayed through this point in the series.  I know I harped about this one point and that seems to suggest an even worse rating, but there are just as many continuing and improving plot lines to maintain a decent review.