I had to put this book on hold from the library the last time I went and was excited to get it this week. Like the last book in this series I finished it in good order and enjoyed it quite a bit. Jessica Day George does a good job of spinning a story that had both grand scale conflict and personal challenges. We're reunited with a number of familiar faces. All in all it was most enjoyable and I've been giving more and more thought to reading these to my daughter. I think she would like them despite being just 5 years old.
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Plot: Creel and Marta have their own dress shop now and are quite happy working on the wedding clothes of the their future queen (a much better choice than the last one). Unfortunately, conflict arises in Citatie and Creel is called upon as the "expect" on dragons. It appears that the foreign kingdom is looking to destroy Feravel and anything that gets in their way. And the Citatien army is mounted on dragons - hence Creel's involvement. Problems arise as they find out that things are not what they appear. Then, after they defeat the foreign threat they return to find that not is well at home. Things are going from bad to worse and Creel is wondering if she will ever see her friends again.
Personal favorites: It was a fun read with plenty of action and I loved the way both the battle and the later conflict were resolved. Creel is a character I can really love - partially because she sees what she can do and she does it. I love how our humble (well, maybe not so humble) dress-maker is able to help make things better and use those skills she has to help solve problems. The other characters are delightful as well, particularly the dragons. The likelihood of some of the things working as they did was iffy, but I was willing and able to suspend disbelief quite easily and willingly in the necessary parts - not that there were many of them for me.
Considerations: This book is similar to the last one with elements of battle and consequential lose. Also like the last book, this is done with no graphic descriptions and very tastefully done for the age group. I don't have any qualms about recommending this book and look forward to reading them with my own children.
The book was worth waiting for and was delightful. Creel was just as delightful as in the first book. maybe this will be gift for my daughter for her next birthday. We'll have to see.
Plot: Creel and Marta have their own dress shop now and are quite happy working on the wedding clothes of the their future queen (a much better choice than the last one). Unfortunately, conflict arises in Citatie and Creel is called upon as the "expect" on dragons. It appears that the foreign kingdom is looking to destroy Feravel and anything that gets in their way. And the Citatien army is mounted on dragons - hence Creel's involvement. Problems arise as they find out that things are not what they appear. Then, after they defeat the foreign threat they return to find that not is well at home. Things are going from bad to worse and Creel is wondering if she will ever see her friends again.Personal favorites: It was a fun read with plenty of action and I loved the way both the battle and the later conflict were resolved. Creel is a character I can really love - partially because she sees what she can do and she does it. I love how our humble (well, maybe not so humble) dress-maker is able to help make things better and use those skills she has to help solve problems. The other characters are delightful as well, particularly the dragons. The likelihood of some of the things working as they did was iffy, but I was willing and able to suspend disbelief quite easily and willingly in the necessary parts - not that there were many of them for me.
Considerations: This book is similar to the last one with elements of battle and consequential lose. Also like the last book, this is done with no graphic descriptions and very tastefully done for the age group. I don't have any qualms about recommending this book and look forward to reading them with my own children.
The book was worth waiting for and was delightful. Creel was just as delightful as in the first book. maybe this will be gift for my daughter for her next birthday. We'll have to see.
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