{"id":1896,"date":"2013-06-04T05:00:30","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/?p=1896"},"modified":"2013-06-02T15:14:55","modified_gmt":"2013-06-02T22:14:55","slug":"mark-predicts-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/2013\/06\/mark-predicts-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Predicts &#8216;Page&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OH MY GOD, THIS IS SO EXCITING. I GET TO PREDICT MY FIRST\u00c2\u00a0<em>PROTECTOR OF THE SMALL<\/em> BOOK, AND\u00c2\u00a0<em>THIS IS WONDERFUL<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Now that I have some idea about the scope and context of this quartet, it&#8217;s time to embarrass myself in front of y&#8217;all. Or be\u00c2\u00a0<em>eerily correct<\/em>. Do we know what my best predictions were to date? Like, the ones I got the most right? I believe it was season three of\u00c2\u00a0<em>Buffy<\/em>, where I made a ton of joke-y predictions that ended up being so spot on that it was terrifying.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I start\u00c2\u00a0<em>Page<\/em> on Thursday, and I&#8217;d like to share my predictions for the book!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark&#8217;s Predictions for\u00c2\u00a0<em>Page<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 16px;\">This book will cover multiple years. I say this because what I remember for\u00c2\u00a0<em>Song of the Lioness<\/em> is that you&#8217;re a page for a while before you&#8217;re a squire.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>While Kel and her friends will be more than willing to try and stop bullying, I don&#8217;t think that means that it has stopped.<\/li>\n<li>Kel will make friends with at least one first-year.<\/li>\n<li>Kel will become closer friends with Myles of Olau because\u00c2\u00a0<em>f r i e n d s.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Kel will fight Joren at least once in the book.<\/li>\n<li>Someone will try to hurt Crown or the other sparrows.<\/li>\n<li>AND KEL WILL AVENGE THEM.<\/li>\n<li>I think Lord Wyldon will be even\u00c2\u00a0<em>harsher<\/em> than he was on Kel her first year. He will also begin to begrudgingly accept the fact that she isn&#8217;t going anywhere.<i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Kel will hang out with Daine and Numair at least once!<\/li>\n<li>Prince Raoul will ask Kel to some princely function.<\/li>\n<li>Kel will experience her first period in this book! Tamora Pierce addressed this in\u00c2\u00a0<em>Song of the Lioness<\/em>, and Kel is coming of age, so that&#8217;s my reasoning.<\/li>\n<li>Kel will find out that Alanna was the one who gave her the gifts in her first year.<\/li>\n<li>And finally, Kel will become a squire at the end of the book!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>LET&#8217;S DO IT<i>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/i>Bring it on<em>, Page<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n<p>-\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/2013\/06\/mark-does-stuff-summer-tour-2013-is-here\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Mark Does Stuff Summer Tour is happening soon! Check out the posted dates, suggest new ones, help bring me to YOUR TOWN<\/a>.<br \/>\n&#8211; I have been nominated for a Hugo in the Fan Writer category! If you&#8217;d like more information or to direct friends\/family to vote for me,\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/2013\/04\/hello-hugo-folks-youre-probably-wondering-who-i-am\/\">I have a very informational post about what I do that you can pass along and link folks to<\/a>!<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/2013\/02\/mark-reads-harry-potter-the-deathly-hallows-is-now-available\/\"><b><i>Mark Reads Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows<\/i><\/b><b>\u00c2\u00a0is now published and available for purchase!<\/b><\/a><b>\u00c2\u00a0It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s available in ebook AND physical book format, and you can also get a discount for buying the ENTIRE SET of digital books: $25 for 7 BOOKS!!!<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>-\u00c2\u00a0<\/b>Video commissions are open, and\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/markdoesstuff.com\/product\/mark-reads--video\">you can commission a Mark Reads\/Watches video for just $25!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OH MY GOD, THIS IS SO EXCITING. 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