Priestess of the White (Trudi Canavan)

One of the earliest novels I have bought.

Yes, the truth is, there was once I cannot afford to buy any books. My very first novel bought after a few years window was Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds, followed by this book Priestess of the White (or POTW in short).

Trudi is very good at storytelling, at some point.

POTW begins its story with a young girl named Auraya and her journey after joining the Circle of Five - a powerful religious body with priests and priestess governed by the Five White Gods through the Five High Priestesses and Priests. Unfortunately, another religion rises in the southern part of the hemisphere called the Pentadrians, who also worship their five gods, but in black.

Each religion spits on another because they claim their gods are real.

And then war broke between two factions.

The story may look simple, but I tell you, it is a trilogy and by the time you cruise this book off, you will wonder whether Auraya has really witness the Pentadrian gods on one account.

OK, enough with synopsis, let's talk about comments.

The story is strong enough to portray classes of people like the Dreamweavers and Circlians. It tells the inner heart of the innocence and how that heart develops. It feels like Harry Potter but a bit less magic with more history (something like Lord of the Rings). Its good points are these and also the ability of the author to carry out the story smoothly, except for some hairpin glitches of sidestory which I cannot really relate to the other two books.

Overall, I give this a three star and half.

The bad point is, it's a bit less dense. The story is powerful enough to captivate the readers but weak enough to fully immerse into the alien world. Yes, I love how the artificial world created by the author but I wanted more. It lacks solidity. It is a crystal.

Should you get this book? Yes.
Should you read this book twice? Erm.
Should you buy all three books together? Yes.
Should you praise this book? Erm.

But let's go to that bright side. This book is definitely worth reading. It's a children story told in a young adult fashion. Expect magic and adventure all here in this book! Tell me what you want to know!