Thursday 7 June 2012

World of Ryyah – Birth of the half elves By H. L. Watson


3 Stars

Donovan is a twelve year old boy, who one day whilst dreaming of growing up and going off fishing and working with the men, his world is shattered - his village is attacked by barbarians. The men are all killed and the women and children are sold as slaves.  

This is a story of how Donovan and his friends escape their captors, and start living a life in the woods with the wood elves. Through intense training with the elf leader Alayna, Donovan and his friends gain respect from the wood elves princess, Brandela.

This story has adventure, grief and romance, it was a joy to read, and it had me hooked from the first chapter. It was descriptive and the story held my attention, as all I wanted to know was if all would be ok for Donovan and Brandela. However, it was slow at times.