Genre: Fiction—Fantasy & Young Adult
Completed: 13 November 2016
Summary & Review:
Young Carling has just celebrated her sixteenth birthday when tragedy strikes. Her mother and father are killed by a band of centaurs after Carling prevented them from kidnapping some young centaur fillies. As her mother is dying, her last words direct Carling to find a silver breastplate hidden under the floor of their kitchen. When she finds it, she receives direction from the wise wizard of Crystonia to go and collect the four Stones of Light to complete the breastplate and take her rightful place as queen of the land.
This was a great adventure! It was firmly in the tradition of fantasy novels like Lord of the Rings or The Chronicles of Narnia but with a unique and original approach to the genre. Like many of her other novels, M.J. Evans includes in this book important moral lessons for young readers. In this case, Carling was a powerful example of forgiveness, mercy, and compassion as she was able to overcome great personal tragedy without being robbed of those important qualities.
With Christmas time approaching, this book would make a great Christmas present for any young bookworm you know. You can buy this and any of the author’s other award-winning novels at her publisher’s website: dancinghorsepress.com
Rating: 10.0
Also, check out my other reviews of M.J. Evans' books here:
Behind the Mist (#175)
Mists of Darkness (#247)
The Rising Mist (#309)
North Mystic (#261)
In the Heart of a Mustang (#343)
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