Author: Shannon Hale
Enna is a girl struggling with grief from the loss of her mother. She cooks, she cleans, she lives with her brother, Leifer. After her mother died, she moved back to the forest where she is longing for her good friend, Isi.(Aka Ani) And one as she doing her chores, she realizes Leifer is late. She thinks nothing of it and keeps going. Later, he is still not home, and tired she falls asleep. She wakes with a start, Leifer is there and he is lighting a fire, he does it extremely fast. She soon finds that Leifer has learned to control fire somehow. She runs to the city after he burns her when he become angry. Searching for answers she finds Isi, and asked for her help. SPOILER ALERT: She eventually learns to control the fire herself, and ends up cooking from the inside. Angry at the Tiran with whom Bayern is at war against, she begins to burn enemy camps. In the end, she is captured, and slowly, she begins to lose all her strength. She must escape and find a cure...
Enna Burning is a story of a "fiery" girl who wants to be in control of her own destiny. She quickly finds her self losing all but her sanity, in the hands of an enemy camp. I like this story because of the way the characters are portryaed to you, and Enna will give up or in. What I didn't like sbout this story is that Isi seems like a different character, she seems different to me. All in all though, it is a great book and one of my favorites. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as me!
April 25, 2011
April 20, 2011
Book Review For "The Goose Girl"
Hey everyone,
I know that i promised to write a loooonnnng time ago but I didn't.
To make a long and sad story short, my grandfather banned me from his computer( which has Internet) for something I absolutely did not do. I don't know or when but I promise I will try and find time whenever I do get on to blog. I've missed blogging more than I can say and I'm glad to be back of present. Thanks for following, Alicia
"The Goose Girl"
By Shannon Hale
I'm am finally blogging! How exciting! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I feel like I can fly!
Anyway, this is one of my all time favorite books ever, and I am completely happy to finally be doing this review.
Once upon a time, in the land of Kildrenee, there is a princess named Anidori.
She is the crown princess and enjoys spending time with her father and her horse, Falada. Anidori has a very special power, she can speak to swans and her horse since she has had a very special bond with him since birth. Outcast of her family, only her father and her closest friend, her Aunt, can relate to her. When her Aunt dies and tragedy after tragedy strikes the royal family, her mother arranges a marriage with the prince from Kildrenee's growing enemy, Bayern. Ani knows it's her duty to preform and give up the crown to be the queen in a foreign land, and silently obeys. Her royal guard and her new best friend, her lady in waiting Celia, accompany her on the long and dangerous journey through Bayerns Forest. SPOILER ALERT: During this time Celia reveals that she hates Ani and causes mutiny among the guards. She tries to have Ani killed, wanting to take the place of the princess, since they look alike, and marry the prince, and become queen. Ani flees and gets separated from Falada. She ends up hiding in Bayerns Capital city as a goose girl, working for the king. Ani must try and hide from her former guards, find Falada, and reveal her identity in a convincing way before it is to late.
What I love about this series is how the characters communicate with nature, animals, and influence the people around them. Hale gives lively and sensory detail to her stories, making them interesting, exciting, and full of suspense and action. The thing that is a little, and I mean a minor drawback, is that it doesn't hook you right away. I always enjoy when books draw you in right away, but then that is just my preference. Stick with it and you will want to stay and read it until your done.
My good Friend and I both agree that this is a book you'll want to read over and over.
Next Book Review Clue: Enna Burning, Bayern Book # 2
I know that i promised to write a loooonnnng time ago but I didn't.
To make a long and sad story short, my grandfather banned me from his computer( which has Internet) for something I absolutely did not do. I don't know or when but I promise I will try and find time whenever I do get on to blog. I've missed blogging more than I can say and I'm glad to be back of present. Thanks for following, Alicia
"The Goose Girl"
By Shannon Hale
I'm am finally blogging! How exciting! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I feel like I can fly!
Anyway, this is one of my all time favorite books ever, and I am completely happy to finally be doing this review.
Once upon a time, in the land of Kildrenee, there is a princess named Anidori.
She is the crown princess and enjoys spending time with her father and her horse, Falada. Anidori has a very special power, she can speak to swans and her horse since she has had a very special bond with him since birth. Outcast of her family, only her father and her closest friend, her Aunt, can relate to her. When her Aunt dies and tragedy after tragedy strikes the royal family, her mother arranges a marriage with the prince from Kildrenee's growing enemy, Bayern. Ani knows it's her duty to preform and give up the crown to be the queen in a foreign land, and silently obeys. Her royal guard and her new best friend, her lady in waiting Celia, accompany her on the long and dangerous journey through Bayerns Forest. SPOILER ALERT: During this time Celia reveals that she hates Ani and causes mutiny among the guards. She tries to have Ani killed, wanting to take the place of the princess, since they look alike, and marry the prince, and become queen. Ani flees and gets separated from Falada. She ends up hiding in Bayerns Capital city as a goose girl, working for the king. Ani must try and hide from her former guards, find Falada, and reveal her identity in a convincing way before it is to late.
What I love about this series is how the characters communicate with nature, animals, and influence the people around them. Hale gives lively and sensory detail to her stories, making them interesting, exciting, and full of suspense and action. The thing that is a little, and I mean a minor drawback, is that it doesn't hook you right away. I always enjoy when books draw you in right away, but then that is just my preference. Stick with it and you will want to stay and read it until your done.
My good Friend and I both agree that this is a book you'll want to read over and over.
Next Book Review Clue: Enna Burning, Bayern Book # 2
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