Bright Shadow (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Book

This book is by Avi, and is about a 12 year old girl named Morwenna, and her friend named Swen. This story is very attention grabbing, and will leave you guessing what will happen next. If you enjoy fantasy stories then I recommend you read this. In my opinion, the book is a little boring until Morwenna finally receives powers, and becomes a wizard. This is where I feel the action begins.

This story has a big plot twist that Changes everything for everyone. The king captures Swen and will hang him because he thinks Swen is the real wizard which leads to everyone thinking he is wizard when Swen "frees himself on his own" to escape the king. Both Swen and Morwenna run away from the kingdom from the king and find a small village, where Swen is also recognized to be the wizard. The village people bring out their leader who stands by Swen side to make sure the "wizard" who they feel is Swen, is safe. Until one day the leader finds out who the true wizard is, and will not let her runaway for anything. Once the king finds Swen, both Swen and the king's men are in battle when the king's men lose. Swen and the village people march to the kingdom to claim Swen's title of being the new king, where they are once again attacked, but still wins. They march up to the castle, and confronts the king, but what will happen next? To find out the end, read the story.

I gave this story a 4 star rating because I liked the story and couldn't stop reading it. This story brings a lot of tension to the reader, and that is what I like about this story. Therefore I recommend everyone to read this story if you feel this story is the type of story you would like/enjoy. This is a wonderful story that should be recognized. Just because it's a fantasy, does not mean there can't be action.