By Shannon Hale
Coming down from the mountain to a new life in the city
seems a thrill beyond imagining. When Miri and her friends from Mount Eskel set
off to help the future princess Britta prepare for her royal wedding, she is
happy about her chance to attend school in the capital city. There, Miri
befriends students who seems so sophisticated and exciting…until she learns
that they have some frightening plans. They think that Miri will help them,
that she should help them. Soon Miri fiinds herself torn between loyalty to the
princess and her new friends’ ideas, between an old love and a new crush,k and
between her small mountain home and the bustling city.
I meant to read this when it first came out but couldn’t
really get in the mood. Even when I did read it it took forever for me to
really get into the story, which is abnormal for me with a book by Shannon
Hale, who is fantastic. Needless to say, I liked the original MUCH better. Miri
irritated me because, once more, she has Peder there and is crushing on a
stranger and doubting Peder’s affection. The actual political shenanigans and
plot line was good. Typical of Shannon Hale to have it perfectly hashed out and
wrap it up in a bow. Love that, also the fact that I am never quite sure how
it’s going to work out is a plus.
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