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A review by bekkibee22
Curse of the Night Witch by Alex Aster
4.0
First book in a duology and even though it's audience is for middle school aged, I found this such a fab book, which was easy to read, this was A fast-paced series starter steeped in Colombian mythology and full of adventure, which is perfect for fans of Aru Shah and the End of Time and Percy Jackson. Filled with fantasy, action, adventure, and an unforgettable trio of friends.
On Emblem Island all are born knowing their fate. Their lifelines show the course of their life and an emblem dictates how they will spend it.
Twelve-year-old Tor Luna was born with a leadership emblem, just like his mother. But he hates his mark and is determined to choose a different path for himself. So, on the annual New Year's Eve celebration, where Emblemites throw their wishes into a bonfire in the hopes of having them granted, Tor wishes for a different power.
The next morning Tor wakes up to discover a new marking on his skin...the symbol of a curse that has shortened his lifeline, giving him only a week before an untimely death. There is only one way to break the curse, and it requires a trip to the notorious Night Witch.
With only his village's terrifying, ancient stories as a guide, and his two friends Engle and Melda by his side, Tor must travel across unpredictable Emblem Island, filled with wicked creatures he only knows through myths, in a race against his dwindling lifeline.
I found the stories and reference made linked to our own of myths and legends and fairytales, along the way falling in love with the different characters and groups, and feeling all the different emotions that they feel along the adventure. I can easily say I'm looking forward to the second book and finding out what happens with Tor and the others as well as after what happens to Tor how those around him will react to it all and whether it ends with shame and being made outcast or that they will rejoice and welcome him. I highly recommend this series and I hope you fall in love with the series as much as I did.
On Emblem Island all are born knowing their fate. Their lifelines show the course of their life and an emblem dictates how they will spend it.
Twelve-year-old Tor Luna was born with a leadership emblem, just like his mother. But he hates his mark and is determined to choose a different path for himself. So, on the annual New Year's Eve celebration, where Emblemites throw their wishes into a bonfire in the hopes of having them granted, Tor wishes for a different power.
The next morning Tor wakes up to discover a new marking on his skin...the symbol of a curse that has shortened his lifeline, giving him only a week before an untimely death. There is only one way to break the curse, and it requires a trip to the notorious Night Witch.
With only his village's terrifying, ancient stories as a guide, and his two friends Engle and Melda by his side, Tor must travel across unpredictable Emblem Island, filled with wicked creatures he only knows through myths, in a race against his dwindling lifeline.
I found the stories and reference made linked to our own of myths and legends and fairytales, along the way falling in love with the different characters and groups, and feeling all the different emotions that they feel along the adventure. I can easily say I'm looking forward to the second book and finding out what happens with Tor and the others as well as after what happens to Tor how those around him will react to it all and whether it ends with shame and being made outcast or that they will rejoice and welcome him. I highly recommend this series and I hope you fall in love with the series as much as I did.