Wise Child
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In a remote Scottish village, nine-year-old Wise Child is taken in by Juniper, a healer and sorceress. Then Wise Child’s mother, Maeve, a black witch, reappears. In choosing between Maeve and Juniper, Wise Child discovers the extent of her supernatural powers—and her true loyalties.
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3 primary books#1 in Doran
Doran is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Monica Furlong.
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Wonderful, atmospheric fantasy, centered around the opposing figures of an evil, manipulative real mother and a wise, nurturing adoptive mother. “Wise Child” is the young girl who has to find her way between them and choose rightly, in order to unfold her powers for good. The pacing is uneven, with the ending unfortunately quite rushed, but otherwise just a wonderful world to get lost in.
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I read these books years ago, then this spring I decided to re-read them because I remembered enjoying them very much. And I did, until “Wise Child” and “Colman”. There were significant plot holes, and even a few cases where the author herself changed the past of characters for no apparent reason. The changes didn't affect the plot, but it was enough to throttle my suspension of disbelief.
Other than that, it was a fun read.
