Undine (review)
2006; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 59; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/bcc.2006.0201
ISSN1558-6766
Autores Tópico(s)Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics
ResumoReviewed by: Undine April Spisak Russon, Penni Undine. Greenwillow, 2006 [336p] Library ed. ISBN 0-06-079390-2$16.89 Trade ed. ISBN 0-06-079389-9$15.99 Reviewed from galleys Ad Gr. 9-12 Troubled by creepy nightly dreams of the ocean and the increasingly insistent shouting in her head, Australian sixteen-year-old Undine realizes that her biological father, whom she presumed dead, is using magic to draw her to him. When she finds her father, their reunion is initially pleasant, but she quickly discovers that he only wants her in order to drain her newly discovered magical power to augment his own weakening strength. The combination of tough, magically empowered girl and insecure teen whose body is maturing with alarming rapidity makes Russon's Undine a compelling and realistic character. In addition, the subplots about friendship, forgiveness, and the quagmire that is teen romance are all treated with wry understanding. The plot is laden with holes, though: for instance, despite having the same powers, Undine's mother fails to recognize them in her daughter, and moving the stars has no impact on the world. However, fantasy fans and those who liked Meg Cabot's 1-800-Where-R-You series, involving a teen girl coming to terms with her extrasensory powers, may be drawn to Undine despite her story's flaws. Copyright © 2006 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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