Wild Magic (Immortals, #1) by Tamora Pierce

“Does anyone in this land act like they're supposed to?” If I wasn’t at work right now, I would take the next person to walk by me by the shoulders and shake them and yell about how amazing this audio book was. I MEAN WHAT THE?! By this point in my life, I have read all of Pierce’s books set in Tortall close to a billion times. Seriously. I know all of the characters and places and creatures like the back of my hand. And yet…..listening to this recording by Full Cast Audio felt like an entirely new experience. I felt like I was able to see a clearer picture of who these characters are which was amazing.While I could never pick a true favorite Tamora Pierce series, (let’s face it, the ones I’m currently reading are my favorite) Daine is probably the main character I relate to the most. Even though I ended up as a librarian, I used to want to work with animals; at the zoo, as a marine biologist, you name it. I have always felt a connection to most animals and I would die if I could talk with them, omg. So anywayyyy, when I found out this series was about a girl who could heal and talk with animals and possibly even turn into one and who wasn’t a super tough lady knight, I was VERY intrigued. The fact that we get this, are introduced to an entire new cast of wonderful characters, AND get to see a lot of our favorites from the Lioness series was just icing on the cake.Daine is sassy and stubborn but her love reaches for miles. Onua is basically the same. Numair….oh Numair. I love that man. Also, getting to see a few of Alanna and George’s and Jon and Thayet’s kids? *sobs* They were all so wonderful and AGAIN each voice for every single character was picked so perfectly. I still can’t get over it.Another aspect of this book that was a fun/also at times not so fun addition were the immortals. The Stormwings, dragons, spidrens. They really add that fantastical element that fits perfectly in the setting of her books. I can’t wait to get through the rest of the books! “If you look hard and long, you can find us. If you listen hard and long, you can hear any of us, call any of us that you wish.”