Edith and Simon venture into Wales, hoping to make an alliance with a dragon community there. Upon arrival, Edith realizes she has been deceived. Will she and Simon ever return to Ormdale, or will she be forced to be a wife of a selfish man?
I don't know much about Wales, so this brief exposure has left me intrigued. I, however, like the story better when Edith is in Ormdale. . .I missed the characters there.
A book about sacrifice and forgiveness
I have been recommending this series to junior & high schoolers. A reference to an event in this book makes me hesitant to recommend this specific book to junior high. Spoiler Alert/Warning: Lily, a servant of Ormdale, had a son out of wedlock. Edith had assumed her uncle was the father. The reader discovers that Lily, at the age of fifteen, was lured into a barn by a male stranger with the promise of pretty ribbons. He then "had his way with her". Nothing graphic was included but enough that moms may not want their daughters to read it or want to discuss it with her (pg. 229 "He hurt me. I thought if I were still and quiet like, that maybe he'd stop. I was that scared. I couldna think. But I thought about it after. Everything I shoulda done different. He gave me a ribbon. That's why I'd gone to meet him. All because he promised me a bonny ribbon.") The author gives the reader warning before the book begins about Lily -"There is also a short discussion of a tragic assault in Lily's past (off-page)." I so appreciate she gives her readers a heads-up.
*Highly recommend for adult and high school (see warning above)
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