As much fun as they have been as narrators of Search for Senna and Land of Loss, David and Christopher do not seem to grow as much in those novels as April does in Enter the Enchanted. April O'Brien narrates Enter the Enchanted, and as she tells the story of the events that befall her and her companions after the dragon attack that ends Land of Loss, she tells of an internal personal struggle for control of herself. She engages in a fundamental reassessment of who she is and who she ought to be. This reassessment involves her view of how women should behave and be treated, as well her view of herself as either a victim waiting to be victimized, or someone who takes action to help herself.

When, near the end of Enter the Enchanted, April watches Loki's trolls advance on the...