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Book Reviews of Shatterglass (Circle Opens, Book 4)

Shatterglass (Circle Opens, Book 4)
Shatterglass - Circle Opens, Book 4
Author: Tamora Pierce
ISBN-13: 9780590396967
ISBN-10: 059039696X
Publication Date: 3/1/2004
Pages: 368
Rating:
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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4.4 stars, based on 78 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Shatterglass (Circle Opens, Book 4) on + 93 more book reviews
Good book.
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Tamora Pierce is a great author and this series is one of her best! I absolutely loved these books, even more than the Alanna and other Tortall books! These are keepers for me, sorry!
reviewed Shatterglass (Circle Opens, Book 4) on + 23 more book reviews
The last book in the "Circle Opens" series, featuring Tris the storm mage. New magical abilities and a murder mystery brings the series to an end.
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This series is great, although we love just about all of her books
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This is the final book in the Circle Opens quartet. It follows Tris and her teacher Niko on their adventures out in the world. Like the other three books in the series Tris discovers and untrained ambient mage and has to take him under her wing. Unlike the other books, he's had a little magical training (meditation mostly) and he shares an aspect of her powers - lightening. Over the course of the book he and Tris help police to hunt down a serial killer in the city.

I was glad to see a return to the student being integral to the mystery in the book. That was a problem with book three - the students felt like they weren't even part of the story. I enjoyed watching Tris try to teach a student with a temper and willfulness to match her. The mystery was a bit lacking, as there was no way to guess who the killer was before the reveal. But as this isn't a true mystery novel, I'm willing to let that slide.

I enjoyed this book while reading it and felt that it wrapped up the quartet very nicely.
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Culmination of this series, an amazing character study with adventure and mystery. Pierce's imagination and understanding keep the reader mesmerized.