Forest Born - The Books of Bayern - Book 4

FOREST BORN

THE BOOKS OF BAYERN

BOOK 4

By:  Shannon Hale

FIRST SENTENCE

“Ma had six sons.”

SUMMARY
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Growing up in the Forest, Rin always turned to the trees when she needed peace or reassurance, even direction, until the day they seemed to reject her.  Rin is sure something is wrong with her, something that is keeping her from feeling at home in the Forest, keeping her from trusting herself with anyone at all.

When her brother Razo returns to the city after a visit home, Rin accompanies him to the palace in hopes of finding a new sense of herself.  But a mysterious threat haunts Bayern, and Rin joins the magical girls she thinks of as the Fire Sisters - Iri, Enna, and Dasha - as they venture into the woods towards the kingdom of Kel… where someone wants them all dead.

REVIEW

In one word.  MAGICAL.  Forest Born is a captivating ending to The Books of Bayern series. 

I absolutely loved the way Hale describes the various gifts.  My favorites would be water and wind speaking.  They are so graceful and are shown as the least destructive.  A magical land where some of the people have speaking abilities is like a fairy tale world.     

As always, Hale’s characters are well written.  Rin’s innocence is what made her special.  Although she possessed two powerful gifts, Rin was ashamed of her people-speaking gift.  She had to learn to believe in herself and her abilities.  I loved that all of the previous characters were included in this final book. 

I highly recommend this book to anyone who has a soft spot for fairy tales.  You will be transported to a magical land that you won’t want to leave.

RATING

5        Plot

5        Characters

5        Attention Grabbing

5        Girlie Meter

5        Ending

25      TOTAL

5        STARS