The Magic in the Weaving

The Winding Circle Temple has four new residents--Sandry, Tris, Briar and Deja-- and they couldn't be more different. One is of noble birth and one is a street urchin, brought up to a life of thievery. One is a trader and one a merchant girl, two cultures traditionally at war with each other. What they have in common is that they all possess a strong and wonderful power. These powers will unite them--and when disaster strikes it is the weaving of the magic that will keep them all alive. This is the first title in a new fantasy quartet by the author of the Song of the Lioness quartet. --Philippa Reece

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Bit slow - Rated
althogh it started ok,i think it could of cut down on some of the relationship stuff once they were in Winding Circle. If, like me, you found this book a bit boring then DONT BE PUT OFF!The other books do get better. You just have to wade through this first.

Recommended... - Rated
Merry meet all... This is a good story with plenty of variety and action, while exploring the relationship between good well thought-out characters. A very good read, and I am now off hunting for the rest of the series.
It's also as well researched as any fantasy book I have ever seen aimed at a young adult audience. If you wanted it, it's an excellent primer on spinning wool and managing bonsai trees, although I might not be too keen to encourage readers to follow Daja's example with the hot metal!

fanastic read - Rated
In this story the characters seem to come alive, you can share their adventures, hopes and fears. I would definitely recommend this fantastic book to anyone who asks.

Definately worth a read! - Rated
Well to disagree with those above, I'd have to say that while Sandry was a bit goodygoody I actually found all four of the characters extrememly well devolped - it was a nice change for once to find that you could have diverse elements and they would work!
Esspecially good was the way Sandry would "put on her Rank hat" and stand on her dignity and rank (A Namornese Countess if ye can believe it!) and the rest of the time try to be normal.
The interactions with their teachers were great as well and it was definately a good starting point into the world of Emelan!

Starts slow but gets better, a lot better - Rated
Overall, I found this book to be great. As with most series starting Tamora Pierce books, it plunges you into a complex fantasy setting which will confuse some readers and possibly make them put the book down. This happened to me when I first read this book, I put it down after about 50 pages. Later I found myself wondering what happened in the end. I started reading again and the book became a lot better, it gripped me right until the last page. I founf the Sandry character to be very uninteresting and very much the extreme good girl of the lot, but I found the other characters to be better developed and be a lot more interesting.

In the end I was satisfied with this book and I will buy the next in the series