Holy nostalgia batman! If you're like me and lived on Tamora Pierce's work growing up, you will love this adaptation! It keeps true to the story while also embracing a little more diversity within the characters. You can tell it was adapted by a writer and artist who truly love the original books and characters and did the story justice. I'm excited to see how the finished product looks in colour. And I hope it does well so we can see the rest of Alanna's story adapted as well.

Thank you to Abrams Kids and Netgalley for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I cannot wait to add this to my bookshelf!

This was a really interesting read, I enjoy graphic novels greatly and found this one great to follow along.

Fantastic graphic adaptation of Tamora Pierce's classic novel. I felt it stayed true to the story, hitting all the important stuff. I was not bothered by the lack of full color but could appreciate the black and white pictures.

I LOVE the Song of the Lioness series and grew up reading Tamora Pierce. I'm so excited to see this adapted into a graphic version and hope it will captivate a new generation of readers like it did me! Highly recommend this to anyone and everyone.

it seems very fitting that this was my 100th read of 2024. i wish this arc had waited a little longer to be distributed since the art was definitely not final, and being a graphic novel that impacts the experience a lot. still, from what i can tell i did really enjoy the art styling, and am excited to see it in color. especially since alanna's hair and eyes are so important!! i think this was a great adaptation - it is always hard translating a story from one medium to another, and i think the team did a great job here. i am definitely looking forward to the next volumes in the series, and will be crossing my fingers that since we now have Kel and Alanna in graphic novel form, we get the other Tortall series as well! and maybe even the Emelan books???

A classic. I’m excited to see what it looks like in colour. I do really miss Tortall and the characters, though Alanna isn’t my favourite of the series, it still holds a special place in my heart.

It’s important to note that since I received an early copy, the art was not finished and there was no color (the finished version will be full color) but that did have a dramatic impact on my reading. The art alone doesn’t do quite enough to distinguish most of the characters without also adding color

Beyond that, we didn’t spend enough time with the other side characters - namely Raoul and Alex (both of whom are mentioned by name I think twice in total including their introductions) who are quite important in Alanna’s story.

It still cuts to the heart of Alanna’s story and I think the scenery especially (the ruins of Olau, Persepolis, and the Black City most of all) will be absolutely stunning when the art is finished and colored.

So who’s next? Daine? Aly? Becka? Bring on all the graphic novel adaptations!

The Song of the Lioness Quartet is one of my absolute favorite comfort reads and a series I will not take any slander on. So when I found out I was accepted for an ARC for the graphic novel, I was absolutely 𝒆𝒄𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄! I had to read it immediately!

I 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 every minute of being back with Alanna of Trebond on her journey to becoming a Knight. This had everything I love in the books, from her sassy comebacks, the found family, and all the action! The art is also so cute!

I cannot 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 to see this in full color when it releases May of 2025!

Thank you SO much to NetGalley and ABRAMS Kids for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Love, love, love that one of my favorite series is coming out in graphic novel format. I love Alanna and her story and just the power of her and this storyline. I can't wait until more come out.