Skellig is a brilliant book, featuring hope at the worst moments and friendship in the oddest places. It is a moving story about a boy called Michael and a girl called Mina on a mission to solve the mystery of the strange and somewhat magical ‘thing’ in the garage. I recommend Skellig as it is a heartfelt book of loss, hope, change, and friendship.
I read the graphic novel version of the Witch and the Wizard. The artwork was amazing, and the story well written with relatable characters who had a clear mission. The plot is of a brother and sister who are forced to go on the run because of their magical powers, whilst trying to defeat the ‘One Who is the One’. At the same time, they are seeking their parents and trying to learn how to control their magic. I highly recommend this amazing book and give it 4.5 out of 5 stars. If you enjoy the graphic novel version, the full-length paperback edition is also available in the school library.
If you are looking for a dystopian, slightly tragic, slightly romantic book set in a game of life or death, then you will love the story about the girl on fire, Katniss Everdeen. The twisted games will break her heart and she will learn to love at the same time. When sixteen-year-old Katniss and a boy who saved her are forced to compete in the televised ‘Hunger Games’, she had to learn to survive being hunted or be killed.
Dark fantasy, sacrifice, betrayal and a hint of romance. Say no more! Princess of Souls tells the story of Selestra, an heir of the King’s witch. She is cursed with her family’s magic and so whenever she touches someone, she can see their death. However, when a soldier looking for vengeance comes along, everything changes.
Will she and can she risk escaping her fate to be free? Will she choose to leave her castle life to help defeat the King and, is she actually cursed? Well ….only one way to find out!