Helpful Score: 3
As much as I love Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar books, I have to admit that her Bardic Voices series and 'verse is one of her best works. The characters are interesting and unique, and her world-building is excellent, with just enough details to keep you guessing. The Lark and The Wren is a good introduction to this interesting world and its characters.
Amanda R. (hunnybunny) reviewed The Lark and the Wren (Bardic Voices, Bk 1) on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I don't think the author gets enough credit for this book. I picked this because I enjoyed reading some of the other books written by Mercedes Lackey. There is a lot of action, from the first page to the last. I liked the strong-willed persona given to the main character and the way the author let the reader identify with it. I was surprised to find that as soon as I thought I knew the outcome of the story, I would turn the page and something would happen to change where the story would have to go next. I couldn't stop reading! If you like this author or if you like fantasy, you will want read this book!
Helpful Score: 1
Good read here. I'd say this is about the only book from the Bardic Voices series that you'll need to read to savour it, as the universe can get tiresome to read about after a while. An interesting plot, if rather predictable towards the end, and an interesting world to go along with it. One thing that did irritate me was the heavy-handed religion-bashing. If you can stomach that (which I could, on the first and even second reads), then this is definitely for you.
Helpful Score: 1
One of my favourite authors! Humor, music and adventure!
Jonathan W. (runeweaver) -
Good strong characters and a good story to match. Very well written with good character development and a story that will keep you guessing. A quick read and a good ending. I can highly recommend this one.
Kristin C. (klokanek) reviewed The Lark and the Wren (Bardic Voices, Bk 1) on + 64 more book reviews
The first half of this book is great, and overall I enjoy the world Lackey creates. There are some false notes, though, when her attempts at showing us how the main players interact read like some poorly scripted Ren Fair interaction, very staged and too self-conscious for real folks. There's a moment, though, when I wept for the main character, so Lackey, while uneven, ultimately delivers a good story
Book One of Bardic Voices.
Music was what Rune lived for, and , self taught though she was, any with an ear to hear it could tell that she had the Gift. But, born out of wedlock and foreced to slave as a tavern drudge from the time she was old enough to hold a broom, Rune knew her chances of ever achieving her dream of becoming a Bard were slim indeed.
Perhaps that was what drove her to take the dare-to play her fiddle at midnight for the legendary Skull Hill Ghost.....
Music was what Rune lived for, and , self taught though she was, any with an ear to hear it could tell that she had the Gift. But, born out of wedlock and foreced to slave as a tavern drudge from the time she was old enough to hold a broom, Rune knew her chances of ever achieving her dream of becoming a Bard were slim indeed.
Perhaps that was what drove her to take the dare-to play her fiddle at midnight for the legendary Skull Hill Ghost.....
Beginning of the set
Diana S. (spiritwolf-draco) reviewed The Lark and the Wren (Bardic Voices, Bk 1) on + 2 more book reviews
In process of moving and hAVEN'T READ IT YET BUT AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, THANK YOU
