The UnreadyQueen by William Ritter
Publisher &
Release Date: Algonquin Young Readers
Type: Middle
Grade Fantasy, 320 pages
Series: TheOddmire Book
Two
Summary:
Human and goblin brothers Cole and Tinn are finding their way back to
normal after their journey to the heart of the Oddmire. Normal,
unfortunately, wants nothing to do with them. Fable, the daughter of
the Queen of the Deep Dark, has her first true friends in the
brothers. The Queen allows Fable to visit Tinn and Cole as long as
she promises to stay quiet and out of sight—concealing herself and
her magic from the townspeople of Endsborough.
But when the trio
discovers that humans are destroying the Wild Wood and the lives of
its creatures for their own dark purposes, Fable cannot stay quiet.
As the unspoken truce between the people of Endsborough and the
inhabitants of the Wild Wood crumbles, violence escalates,
threatening war and bringing Fable’s mother closer to the
fulfillment of a deadly prophecy that could leave Fable a most
Unready Queen.
My
Review:
I was invited to join
the Blog Tour for this second book in the Oddmire series! I was given
an advanced ebook for free in exchange for an honest review, just
like last year for book one!
I
was thrilled to be back in the Oddmire Forest with Cole, Tinn, and
Fable! I fell in love with these characters in Changeling
and
couldn't wait to catch up on their latest adventures! I was
particularly interested in seeing how Tinn was doing after the events
of the first book and I wasn't disappointed.
But
while book one focused on the twins this book really focused on
Fable, the someday Queen of the Forest. I absolutely loved seeing how
her character grows into herself throughout the course of this novel!
She is incredibly well written and I just love her to bits.
The
Oddmire Forest is once again the setting of this book but we see more
of the town as well. Seeing how the townspeople respond to having a
forest full of magic is incredibly interesting and I think it was
handled quite well. There is also a lot more conflict in this book
which honestly makes the world seem even realer.
Once
again this book has such a charming wit about it that just sucks me
in! I would gladly read as many books as William Ritter writes about
these characters in this world! I highly recommend this series for
kids who like magical stories! And if you've read Jackaby
you won't want to miss out on this!
~Laura!
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