Forestborn by Elayne Audrey Becker
2021; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 75; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2021.0435
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)Child Therapy and Development
ResumoReviewed by: Forestborn by Elayne Audrey Becker Natalie Berglind Becker, Elayne Audrey Forestborn. Tor Teen, 2021 [368p] Trade ed. ISBN 9781250752161 $17.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9781250752260 $10.99 Reviewed from digital galleys R Gr. 8-12 Rora and her brother Helos are shifters, but only Rora is welcome in the Telyan court. Tensions are high between those with magic and those without, with the Eradain king up north proposing ultimatums to surrounding kingdoms about their allowance of magic and a magic sickness sweeping over nonmagical people. When the youngest prince of Telyan begins to show symptoms, Rora, Helos, and older prince Weslyn are sent to the Vale, the dangerous, magic-infused place Rora and Helos left as children, to barter for stardust to heal the ill. Between Weslyn’s seeming hatred and mistrust of the shifters, childhood traumas resurfacing, and the presence of magical and human threats, the three may be forever changed—if they make it out alive. Becker’s writing shines in her complex characters and their relationships to one another; Weslyn and Rora’s transition from reluctant allies to maybe lovers is just as interesting a plotline for readers as the magical peril, and Rora and Helos’ realizations that they’ve kept secrets from each other heartbreakingly drive them apart. Fantasy fans looking for high stakes adventure with a budding romance are sure to devour this one, and the ending will have readers anxious for a sequel. [End Page 6] Copyright © 2021 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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