Emily Spence

Emily Spence

Forest Born

Shannon Hale

Fantasy

Just Right

347

1. Right now I am in a very suspenseful part of the book. Rin had been traveling to Kel to see who was causing surprise burnings in Bayern. She went with Enna, Isi, and Dasha or the " fire sisters" as she calls them. Each girl has a language, Dasha has water - speaking and fire speaking, Enna and Isi have wind and fire speaking. When the girls arrive in Kel the enemy Selia is there and threatens to kill Rin's Brother Razo, and Isi's two year old son Tusken. The boys were placed in a cage above a roaring bonfire. Selia hadn't noticed Rin because she had hid behind a boulder. Rin went up to the cage and quickly freed Razo and Tusken before anyone noticed. They then hid in a tree where thankfully the confused and angry soldiers didn't find them. Now Rin and Razo are debating about how they are going to save the " fire sisters" and get Tusken to safety.

2. So far this book is a page turner and very interesting. But there is one thing that really bothers me in this book. The main character Rin, who is also the narrator, hates herself and talks about it a ton throughout the book. She loathes the way she feels about herself and what she did in her past and she can never let go of her feelings. I understand that she made some mistakes and is mad at herself, but she obsesses over it in the book and it gets repetitive and boring. Other than that I like the plot of the story and the characters, just like I do in all the other Books of Bayern.

3. A theme I have so far in the book is jealousy . Rin is a very nice girl on the outside, but on the inside she hates herself and always wishes to be someone else. She is jealous of her brother Razo who traveled and fought, had done and seen things, and how he always came and brought the family money. She's jealous of Isi and how she is so calm, smart, and organized. She is jealous of Dasha who is so happy and bouncy and kind. Rin is a wonderful girl who is the family treasure, the reason her Ma can smile everyday and the reasons why her brothers don't hurt each other. Everyone in her large family loves her but Rin can't love herself. She is always jealous of someone else's qualities and wants with all her heart to be a different person.

4. My favorite character is Razo. Razo is so funny, energetic, and positive. He has confidence when going into sticky situations and he always looks on the bright side of life. When Razo's friends talk to him they can't help but smile. I like how Razo is the one person Rin can open up to and he's always there for her or any other person that needs him.

5. My least favorite character is Selia. She is a soulless, treacherous, girl that seems unkillable. She tried to kill Isi once and take the crown away from her and become queen of Bayern. But she failed and was supposed to be executed. But Selia had gotten her way out of being killed and sneaked off to Kel. She has the amazing language of people - speaking which really comes in handy for her. She can persuade and tell people almost anything to do and it she usually uses her power for evil purposes. She is trying to kill Isi and her son to get revenge which is just an awful thing.

6. I predict that Rin is going to try and save the " fire sisters" from evil Selia. She will sneak around and try to tell the girls that Razo and Tusken are safe. But I predict some suspenseful action will occur because in scenes like these that usually happens.