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Title: Swift

Author: R. J. Anderson

Narrator: Lucy Scott

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-25-13

Publisher: Oakhill Publishing

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

Ivy is a determined young faery, living in an abandoned tin mine with her clan. In a cruel twist of fate she was born without wings, and she longs to fly like the others.

When she meets an enigmatic stranger, he seems to offer an answer. But there is more to him than meets the eye - and there are more secrets in Ivys world than she ever realised....

Critic Reviews:

"Recommended to all readers who love a well-written, traditional fairy story." (Bookbag)

Members Reviews:

Grandma's opinion

I have purchased this book for my granddaughter's birthday and read parts of it today before passing it on. I can see why she is so enthralled by this series by RJ Anderson. I really enjoyed what I read and would recommend it for young readers. I intend to get more by this author if she requests them.

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Fast delivery.

Great deal.

Wonderful, insightful, adventure. Fodder for discussion

In terms of storytelling, the quality of the writing on this was perhaps the best in the series. Though I liked some of the plot ideas more in some of the previous books, this one had the greatest power to suspend my disbelief. The books many twists and turns did leave me guessing like a good whodunnit. Some of the characters were downright Machiavellian, though not quite equaling "The Empress", there were parts of the book where I felt like I was at a "Wicked Queen" convention. There were certain parallels and similarities between some of the plot threads in this book and some of the previous ones in the series that made me somewhat concerned that the author had fallen into some sort of movie remake/sequel trap, however by the end, I wasn't really sad about that. Several potential explanations for that based on the characters histories and the nature of their species presented themselves fairly easily to make those similarities plausible, which I hope may be made explicit in a future addition to the series. The material that the book did cover more than made up for it. The author's references to faith are perhaps more muted than in any of the previous books in the series with only two or three noticeable but subtle instances. Rather the interesting talking points about this book seem more centered around sociology and family and group dynamics. The protagonist's intuitive understanding of how friend's and group's of people that she knew would or wouldn't behave especially in response to threats, leadership, and various power dynamics and the action's she chose to take in light of that knowledge, despite her age and lack of experience are fascinating points that would make excellent fodder for discussion especially with younger readers. There's a significant focus in the book of how trauma shapes people for good or ill, and the results of different parenting styles. I don't know if it was explicitly the Author's intention or not, but her description of the dynamics of one of the major groups in the book could easily spark a fascinating discussion on healthy vs. toxic religious groups and or families and how to best respond to them/deal with them.

Don't let my praise of its therapeutic merits scare you away. There were no long third-person sermonizing diatribes. These were all things that one could glean from the plot, narrative and characterizations, were one so inclined. There was no awkwardness.