About the book:
When a cursed dragon-witch kidnaps lovely Lady Gleamdren, Bard Eanrin sets boldly forth on a rescue mission . . . and a race against his rival for Gleamdren's favor. Intent upon his quest, the last thing the immortal Faerie needs is to become mixed up with the troubles of an insignificant mortal.
But when he stumbles upon a maiden trapped in an enchanted sleep, he cannot leave her alone in the dangerous Wood Between. One waking kiss later, Eanrin finds his path entangled with that of young Starflower. A strange link exists between this mortal girl and the dragon-witch. Will Starflower prove the key to Lady Gleamdren's rescue? Or will the dark power from which she flees destroy both her and her poet rescuer?
This is book #4 in The Goldstone Wood series but is a prequel and is set many years before the others.
My thoughts:
I hate to join the crowds and sound like a copy cat but using the words entrancing and captivating are the only way to go. However, I disagreed with a lot of the reviews I have read out there on Starflower that said it started out slow. Anne's style of writing took me hostage and flew me to the end far too quickly! I love how her descriptions made the figments of ones imagination almost tangible and the impossible believable. For instance, it is fairly common for a river to be referred to as angry or wild and in Starflower this saying is brought to life. A river has put the mortal girl in a trance by pulling "it's fingers through the long hair" and went mad with rage when the girl was rescued and taken away. The characters were easy to love or hate and always kept me intrigued. I am stoked that I had the opportunity to read this book before discovering the others since I don't like going back for prequels. Unfortunately, I may do just that since I don't think I can wait 3 more months to return to the Goldstone Wood series. I have already convinced the local library to get the series and I will be keeping my ears perked and hopes raised high that I might be able to see it on the big screen someday!
About The Author:
Anne Elisabeth is the award-winning author of the Tales of Goldstone Wood, a series of fantasy adventure novels told in the classic Fairy Tale style. She is married to the handsome man she met at fencing class and lives with him, a gaggle of cats, and one long-suffering dog in NC.
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I received this product for the purpose of review. The opinions in this post are 100% my own and may differ from yours.
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