The Wise One
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My thoughts:
Calling all the fans of Celtic folklore and fantasy! The Wise One was a very quick and incredibly entertaining read that I just couldn't put down. It follows the story of a seventeen year old American girl McKenna McDwyer who discovers that her origins and her true nature are shrouded in secrets and she may have special powers. McKenna goes on a quest to find her birth mother and gradually build up the knowledge of what she herself is capable of. There were so many things I liked about the book. First of all, the writing style was extremely engaging. I felt transported into McKenna's world and felt her confusion and her desire to solve the mystery of her mother's whereabouts. Then the setting, of course-at some point McKenna and her friend Nissa reach Ireland and we see this wonderful country through their eyes. The characters- there's nothing more relatable to a teenager than the desire to find the place where you belong or the people you belong with. There is also the gradual discovery of what makes you special, makesyou stand out. There were a few things that didn't particularly work for me. The story is set in 1991, so the author takes pains to let the reader know what the political situation was at the moment, but McKenna expressing her political opinions seemed detached from the story and I wasn't sure why the author included this part. What I was more intrested in was the environmental angle which was very important on all levels of this story: the characters, the plot, the world-building. Another thing I wasn't particularly sure about was McKenna and Nissa's insta-friendship. Overall, I realy enjoyed this first part of what promises to be a very interesting series and I can't wait to read the next book! Thank you to Giselle from Xpresso Book Tours and the author for the review copy provided in exchange for an honest opinion. Comments are closed.
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