Brightly Woven, by Alexandra BrackenYoung Adult, 2010
From fantasticfiction.co.uk:
When Wayland North brings rain to a region that's been dry for over ten years, he's promised anything he'd like as a reward. He chooses the village elder's daughter, sixteen-year-old Sydelle Mirabel, who is a skilled weaver and has an unusual knack for repairing his magical cloaks. Though Sydelle has dreamt of escaping her home, she's hurt that her parents relinquish her so freely and finds herself awed and afraid of the slightly ragtag wizard who is unlike any of the men of magic in the tales she's heard. Still, she is drawn to this mysterious man who is fiercely protective of her and so reluctant to share his own past.
Raspberry:
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this story. North isn't the typical nice wizard you find in these kind of books, and their love story takes a bit longer at development than most - a realistically pleasant idea. The ending wasn't perfectly tied up, but a couple loose threads for a sequel sound like a great idea. Fans of The Seer and the Sword and Graceling would enjoy this book. It's clean with a few dirty jokes made by guys, but nothing she doesn't quickly knock them down for. I'd say it's good for 13 and up.
Graded a B+.
1 comments:
Yeah, it is a pleasantly surprising book. Mostly because North is so offbeat and Sydelle doesn't let him get away with his crap. *grin*
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