Thirteen-year-old Barclay Thorne is part of a wonderfully diverse cast of characters who include his fellow Lore Keeper Guild apprentices Viola and Tadg. I’ve read all three books, and they only continue to get better. I don’t read a ton of middle grade books, but when she made the leap to that genre a few years ago, I followed her. Not looking forward to seeing this play out in later books, as it seems like they are moving at about 6 months to a year passing by from book to book and teen romance will likely come more into play over the course of the next projected 4 books.Īmanda Foody is on my list of auto-buy authors. I recall there was one thing that happened in this book that made me pause and go 'wait a minute, isn't that exactly what happened in HP?' but not what the event was, of course.īit disappointed that Barclay is interested in both girls and boys, but thankfully on both ends, his interest is very minor and only briefly mentioned a couple times. There's more but I'm not remembering them at the moment. Tadg always makes me think of a better Draco Malfoy one who in a different world was part of the trio. The school setting in this book helped nothing in that respect. The Dooling trading cards of the best Lore Keepers ie Chocolate Frogs. It's not like it's copying it really, cos it is quite a bit different, but for some reason, I can't help but find comparisons between the two. I don't know if I'm complaining about this or not, but this first book gave off some Harry Potter vibes, the second one less so, and this one returned to the HP vibes in a strong way. I did sometimes struggle keeping some of the kids not in the trio straight, though. There is a nice thread of found family throughout the series, and especially in this book, as the kids and their respective teachers get closer together, as most of them either don't have a traditional family or are separated from them frequently.

I liked Cyril's growing role in the series his growing relationship with the kids, and possible repair of his friendship (or something else, I won't complain if that happens) with Runa. I don't see how this wouldn't be a hit with kids, and it's one of the better MG series I've read in a while. The desert setting was immersive, the school was a nice change in pace from the first two books, the world building and magic system are well-thought out and fun. This third book in the Wilderlore series came off better than The Weeping Tide.

Wilderlore the accidental apprentice