That scene felt quite gratuitous, mostly because it wasn't necessary to impart information, it was very graphic, and we could have been shown that the Banrigh's rule is evil without having to assault a child. The young apprentice witch has her first taste of freedom (and while she doesn't always make the best decisions with that freedom, it's sill beautiful to see). The old witch heads to the dragons, where she helps them and finds the other part of her prophecy. I started reading this wonderful book of a young girl and her old witchy mentor living in the deep mountains and woods, making animal friends, and then having to leave on a quest. One thing that took me by surprise was how much darker this book was than I originally thought. Luckily there were some deviations, twists and turns, and almost-subversions to keep things interesting. Plot: This starts out as a pretty standard plot for it's time: young orphaned chosen one with magical powers needs to save the world. Some spoilers for this book will be here, but not for the greater series. You can skip it, as any information you're given will be repeated later). (TW / CW: first book has a very graphic rape, torture, mutilation scene of a 16 year old.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |