Hope by Beth Bracken
Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
Available: September 2nd, 2013
Format: Ebook
Source: Capstone Young Readers and Netgalley for review
My Rating:
Spoilers: If you have not read Wish, this review will have spoilers.
Background: Hope starts off where Wish
left us, in Faerieground with Soli and Lucy. Soli has learned who she is
and some of her story and Lucy is trying to come to terms with her
lifelong friends new world. Now the girls must stay in Faerieground to
clean up the mess Soli’s mother has made of the kingdom.
Review: Hope
is a wonderful follow up to Wish. Soli has become strong and confident
in herself and Lucy is beginning to realize that Soli is capable and
their friendship can only grow stronger after what they have endured
together. In this installment the girls return to the real world to chat
with Lucy’s mother, she gives them warning and sends them back into
Faerieground to fix the devastation Soli’s mother created in the Faery
kingdom.
The book does not have much of a lead in from book one,
you really have to remember what as happened and the characters,
otherwise as a reader you will be completely lost. It cannot be read as a
stand-alone but I recommend the series for all ages especially those in
the pre-teen age group (probably girls).
The illustrations are
again vibrant and captivating and the textures accomplished in them are
breathtaking. I love that there are pictures to go with the story and
the characters show their emotions in both very well.
Both girls
are followed through the plot from their own points of view and their
friendship and love for one another is amazing and I could not help but
smile as I read the book. It was a wonderful story with a cliff of an
ending. I cannot wait to read the next book!
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