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    Bright Shadow
    Bright Shadow
    Bright Shadow
    Audiobook3 hours

    Bright Shadow

    Written by Avi

    Narrated by Virginia Leishman

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Young listeners will be enchanted by this wondrous tale of magic and wizardry written by Newbery Medal-winning author Avi. When Morwenna is given the gift of wizardry, she must guard the five wishes she has been granted. She must protect herself and the peasants from vengeful King Ruthvin. Virginia Leishman's spellbinding voice coupled with Avi's mesmerizing story make this magical audiobook a must-listen.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJan 10, 2014
    ISBN9781490607917
    Bright Shadow
    Author

    Avi

    Avi is the award-winning author of more than eighty-two books for young readers, ranging from animal fantasy to gripping historical fiction, picture books to young adult novels. Crispin: The Cross of Lead won the Newbery Medal, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Nothing but the Truth were awarded Newbery Honors. He is also the author of the popular Poppy series. Avi lives in Denver, Colorado. Visit him online at avi-writer.com.

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    • 3/5
      This was surprisingly deep and dark, and a incredibly interesting take on magic, wishes, and inheritance of powers. Morwenna wrestles with some serious moral issues, and I thought the way Avi wrote her metaphysical interactions with her new magic was filled with great, almost terrifying imagery.

      Unfortunately, Swen was an insufferable character, and like many other reviewers, I wondered why Morwenna even bothered with him. I understand what Avi was going for - propping up Swen as the figurehead for a movement, with Morwenna the power behind him, burdened by her own silence - but yikes, what a boring cad.

      Also, how did no one except for Morwenna realize the beggar was actually the king in disguise - do people not know the face of the tyrant they are trying to overthrow? I was left unconvinced by that particular plot point.

      Honestly, it was a really good book. More of a 3.5, rating wise. It definitely kept me riveted from start to finish.
    • 2/5
      Morwenna has the world's last four wishes, which is bestowed to her by an old wizard. She doesn't know until she hears the nagging voices that come with the wishes. The voices are now constantly haunting her not to use her last four wishes, but through many trials, she slowly loses them, and she eventually is down to the last wish. If she uses that last wish, she ends up dying. She ends up fleeing the people of the world, so that she might not be tempted to use the last wish she has. Although Morwenna was not as bright in the head, as I think, YOU might like it and wish to challenge yourself to this book.
    • 3/5
      This is a story of a cruel king’s young chambermaid, Morwenna, who ends up being the improbable recipient of a dying, old wizard’s five wishes. Unluckily, Morwenna isn’t provided any direction or counsel in regards to the wishes, as her friend, Swen believes he is the new wizard. This fantasy novel addresses deep issues like egotism and self-sacrifice as a twelve-year-old is responsible for the future of her country.
    • 3/5
      I'm honestly not sure what to think of this book. It's about gradeschool level, so it really wasn't that interesting to me. I don't really care for the way it ended, or for the way the story went at all. A young reader might enjoy it, but I didn't.
    • 5/5
      This is a story about a girl that got the last five wishes in the country. If she uses up all her wishes, she will die. At that time, there was war, so they needed her powers. Although she was the one who had the five wishes, people believed that her friend had the last five wishes. Find out what happens, how she kept her last wish......