Helpful Score: 3
Very good writing for a youth book. Complex plot, a bit of violence but a worthwhile read by adults as well.
Helpful Score: 2
I missed Briar, Tris, and Daja in this book. I know the circle can't always be together, but it felt strange not to have them with Sandry. But Sandry did wonderfully on her own, and I can catch up with the others in the remaining books.
Helpful Score: 2
Lady Sandrilene fa Toren knows all about unusual magic - she herself spins and weaves it like threads. But when she witnesses a boy dancing a spell, even she is confounded.
Celia H. (DustBunniesAndBooks) reviewed Magic Steps (The Circle Opens, Book 1) on + 144 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
The Circle of Magic Quartet continues now with The Circle Opens Quartet! Magic Steps is the first in the new series and focuses on Sandry and her young student as they try to work their magic to stop a mysterious murderer.
Helpful Score: 2
This is the first book in the continuing story of Sandry, Tris, Daja, and Briar. The "Circle Opens" series follows the "Circle of Magic", with the four mages growing up to be teens, dealing with apprentices and even more magic.
