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Brightly Woven Alexandra Bracken. Egmont USA, $16.99 (368p) ISBN 978-1-60684-038-2 Syd is a talented weaver who lives in a poor, remote village, long plagued by drought and largely removed from the politics and duels of the ruling wizard class. On the day of the first rain in de- cades, a handsome wizard, North, arrives and warns of approaching soldiers—a war between kingdoms is brewing and the...
December 2009
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A Few More Reviews... →
Brightly Woven got a little feature in School Library Journal. It is very happy making :)
Here's a tiny piece of trivia...
… for those of you who’ve had the chance to read Brightly Woven:
One of my favorite secondary characters, Owain, is the only character who had a name change in the editing process. His original name was Balin, but my editor immediately pointed to Balin the dwarf in The Hobbit and asked me to consider changing. My Balin, though, was actually named after an Arthurian knight, who was...
Team Wizard Who Enjoys the Company of Feisty... →
Full first chapter is online for your reading... →
““Dear Magister,” North dictated. “Thank you for your help. I do think you’re...”
– Brightly Woven, Chapter 6
ChickLitTeen's Review →
What is truly wonderful about this book, however, is the relationship that develops between her and North. Its development is quick, yet subtle. Hints of it are always pulling just at the edge of the story, but without ever fully consuming it. This constant tension of opposites only serves to make the relationship all the more enrapturing.
Yan's Review
Yan rated it: bookshelves: wishlist Read in September, 2009This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.If you know me then you would know that anything pass 3.5 stars is good. Anything pass 4 stars is wow. Brightly Woven was just shy off of 5 stars but too good to just be 4.5. This was a fantasy, action, adventure, romance novel that blew me away leaving me...
Katie's Review
Katie rated it: bookshelves: arcs-i-own, my-signed-books Read in November, 2009Every once and awhile, I read a book that completely takes over my mind. I think about it at night while I’m trying to sleep and I contemplate what’s going to happen next constantly as I go about my day. It basically manages to squeeze into every thought I have until I’m able to pick it back up again. Brightly Woven is...
Anila's Review
Anila rated it: bookshelves: fantasy, galleys, incredibly-good Read in December, 2009recommended to Anila by: Interesting Reader’s Society recommends it for: EVERYONE I finished this book last night at 11 pm, and immediately sat down to write my reactions down so I wouldn’t forget them in my ARC review. So, here they are, verbatim: -Tops HMC- same kind of story, but better. ...