![]() ![]() ![]() While our heroine, Mirasol, is called upon to stretch her abilities to their absolute limit while grappling with magical forces she barely comprehends, like so many other McKinley heroines, Mirasol’s journey is much more understated, even quiet. In other ways, Chalice seems quieter, more contemplative, and grounded than the likes of T he Blue Sword or even Spindle’s End. In these ways, Chalice is textbook McKinley, and that is no bad thing. Chalice contains all of the trademarks of a Robin McKinley book: a strong and feminine young heroine called to test her mettle in strange and desperate circumstances, lush descriptions of food, drink, and other simple pleasures, an understated love story, animal companions, and a fast paced climax followed by a disappointingly abrupt ending. ![]()
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