![]() ![]() Not "reading & writing" reading and engraving. It's no surprise that the Seven Kingdoms don't recognize female inheritance rights women aren't allowed to learn real magic or even learn reading & engraving. By law she can't inherit, but she is the apple of her father's eye-until he decides he must have a male heir. Maia is the only daughter of the King of Comoros. However, it has a lot of good elements, and I’m sure it will find favor with many other fans. Wheeler but I didn’t enjoy the story as much as I thought I would. I don’t think she will stay with me beyond the scope of this review. Maia’s character was also enjoyable until she turned her back on one of her companions because “the Medium willed it”-an action that was selfish, mindless, and too deeply rooted in religious beliefs. They each have their own hidden agenda however, their devotion to Maia was admirable. Maia's companions included a kishion-a killer Tayt-her guide-and his adorable bearhound and Collier-her eccentric lover. I kept pushing forward nonetheless because the characters were somewhat magnetic, even though I didn't find them particularly rich or complex. Yet, it is an unoriginal backstory that borderlines dangerously close to the classic Cinderella story of poverty, servitude, an evil stepmother, and two cruel stepsisters. Wheeler is showing us her painful history. The story alternates ceaselessly between Maia’s present and past. Unless I’m reading about time travel, this technique is probably one of my least favorites. Perhaps, this is because the story is told out of chronological order. Yet, these variables are underdeveloped and not married well. This has many elements that I generally enjoy in a fantasy novel: a new and imaginative world ancient powers and forbidden magic a bit of romance and perils at every turn. I am quite surprise that The Banished of Muirwood, left me so unsatisfied-frustrated even. Can she save her people before the forces of evil consume her? To survive, she must use a forbidden magic she can barely control. ![]() Exiled by her father, Princess Marciana, or Maia, embarks on a dangerous journey to save her realm. In the kingdom of Comoros, chaos spreads after the king expelled the magical order known as the Dochte Mandar. With great power, even boys and men are just as easily corruptible. Of all the possible things to damper a female’s magic, why choose illiteracy? The story tries to explain the logic behind this. ![]() That was a privilege only allowed to boys and men.”įor whatever reason, reading this disturbs me to no end. “NONE OF THE girls of the seven realms were allowed to learn the secret art of reading and engraving. Original Post: The Banished of Muirwood at FLYLēF ( with 2.5 of 5 stars ![]()
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