Not bad, but forgettable. I picked this book up the other day from the library and was a full quarter of the way through it before I realised I'd read it before. There's a reason for that. It's not a bad story overall, but it suffers from a lack of anything unique or innovative enough to make it memorable. The plot and characters are all passable, but I guarantee almost any reader will have come across many like them before.
I'd recommend Mirror of Destiny to fantasy fans after a decent read to pass the time, but don't expect to be impressed.
Mirror of Destiny, a fabulous book. I loved this book so much that I have read it something like eight times. The storyline is well wrought and the characters are rich and lively. The book should especially appeal to female readers as the heroine is a strong character and there is just a touch of a love story in the plot. It was great! Furthermore, those people who disliked this book are welcome to their opinion, but I think that the "overembelishment" is part of what added to the charm. I like books that describe things with enough detail that I can picture the scene. And as to the silly rhymes, even the main character, Twilla, states that they are "weak" and "limping". Twilla is only human. It is part of the story. I just love this book. I highly recommend it. I loved it I think that anyone who says that this book isn't good is a true lover of fantasy. The plot was great and well-developed, the characters strong and the scenery fantastic. It was the first book I've read by Norton and I am now a great fan of hers! I know a good book when I read it and this was definitely one of them!Give it a chance Most reviews of this book were to say the least bad. I however enjoyed it. it was what I like to call brain candy. YOu don't have to think hard to read it. You just enjoy it. If you like Andre Norton's works, this is not her best effort, but it is a fun and quick read to pique further interest into scifi/fantasy reading for someone just starting to develop a taste for it. BTW, I wouldn't reccommend this for a guy. This was definitely a chick book.This is a last warning This book is boring. It has a wonderful IDEA for the plot but Norton over-embellished and as a result, you find yourself reading about dark dank halls and the numerous sub-plots. It's as if the main plot finally figured out it wasn't being paid attention to and it ran away from it's abusing master.
