Wren's Quest by Sherwood Smith

[meganbmoore]

Set a year or so after Wren to the Rescue, Wren’s Quest has Wren and her friend Connor, the youngest prince no one knows what to do with on a quest to find out who Wren’s birth parents are, while their friends Princess Teressa and Tyron try to get to the bottom of a conspiracy at court.

Wren and Connor’s adventures were just as fun as the adventures in the first book were. And I admit, if I like both characters, I’ll never stop loving the “normal person coaches royalty on how to live and pass as a commoner” bit. Tess’s navigating her way through the court reminded me somewhat of Mel doing the same in Crown Duel, but I probably wouldn’t have noticed if I hadn’t only read Crown Duel a few months ago. I don’t have a lot to say about it, save that it was just as fun as the first. I do, though, have a couple of spoilery nitpicks.

1. I am starting to get the Very Special feeling with Connor, what with his powers being Different.

2. Why did the end have to be “rescue the princess” again? It was the bulk of the plot in Wren to the Rescue, and it worked just fine there, but having it again here makes me sigh a bit. I like to think that Tess can have adventures without having to become a hostage, just like her friends.

Comments

[estara.livejournal.com]

"2. Why did the end have to be “rescue the princess” again? It was the bulk of the plot in Wren to the Rescue, and it worked just fine there, but having it again here makes me sigh a bit. I like to think that Tess can have adventures without having to become a hostage, just like her friends."

I completely agree.