The Castle of Llyr - Lloyd Alexander Book Review

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"This is the story of a teenaged girl struggling to become the first lady warrior, and keep control of her immense magical powers. Her name is Mazha, and she must prove to the world that girls can be warriors. The story take place in medieval Europe, with a magical twist: magical creatures(good&evil) roam the land." Kelalye, Resident Lloyd Alexander Scholar
"The focus on this book switches to Eillonwy, the princess with the magic, golden ball, as she learns to become a Princess. Along the way, both Prince Ruhn and the pigherd Taran fall in love with her, and she gets abducted. Who has done it, and how will she get free? And who (if anybody) will she fall in love with?" Shade, Resident Lloyd Alexander Scholar

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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%

Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - great warrior
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King - warrior/knight
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can talk to animals - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - can see into the future - can cast many different spells - is very quick - healing
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King - mage/magician
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can talk to animals - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - can see into the future - can cast all sorts of spells - is very quick
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Water - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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