Books 67 and 68

Books 67 and 68 were The Woman Who Rides Like a Man and Lioness Rampant, both by Tamora Pierce. There are the final two books in her Song of the Lioness quartet, the first two of which I read earlier this year. 

The Woman Who Rides Like a Man and Lioness Rampant deal with Alanna's life after she becomes and knight and goes off on her own for while for some adventuring. Once again, I enjoyed her adventures-Alanna is a lot of fun, and it was great to watch her grow over all four books and make her life just want she wanted it to be, no matter what others wanted her to do or be. Alanna grew up a lot in these two books-she finally accepted her magic, and being a woman. 

These two books were better than the first two in terms of pacing-great gaps of time weren't skipped so much, and things flowed a bit more coherently. I still would have liked more detail, but I can deal without it in a YA book. 

The Woman Who Rides Like a Man

Lioness Rampant

Tamora Pierce

5/68