The Green Ember - book review

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Hi! Today I'm reviewing one of my favorite books (and will review the rest in the series)! I actually kind of thank Covid-19 for happening, because if it hadn't then Audible would have never put out a free collection of books for kids, and I never would have seen the cover and go, "I'm listening to this." So, um, thank you, Covid-19.

Anyway...

                                                        Amazon.com: The Green Ember (The Green Ember Series: Book 1 ...       

*royal trumpet screeches*

The Green Ember is probably one of my favorite books to date. It has awesome epic fights, awesome epic plot twists, and awesome epic sibling relationships. (Sorry, Frozen.)

Heather and Picket are two ordinary rabbits living an ordinary life with their parents, and baby brother Jacks in a place called Nick Hollow which looks straight out of a Tinker Bell movie. But the sweet little plot goes epic and awesome in 0.2 seconds. A fallen kingdom, a hated name and an emerald come to be key parts of the plot. (By the way, the emerald is the Green Ember. Not a spoiler.)

The Green Ember borrows a lot of themes from many other books I've read, and you may recognize some of them. But the final product is stunning. The plot twists leave you asking questions like, "WHAT JUST HAPPENED? DID THE AUTHOR REALLY DO THAT?"

Yeah, I said the above in the later books. Also in this book. There is a fair bit of violence, but it is disguised with impressive wordplay so S.D. Smith never says bluntly, "And he died." Nope, he would say something like, "And he fell to his own sword, never to rise again."

Because of that, my six-year-old brother listens to the books without a problem, (but I have to explain certain plot twists and words that he doesn't understand) so it's pretty much for all ages. The plot may be a little dark, but then it gets bright. I live for these kind of books and I have read much more violent ones so *shrug*

Also, rabbits with swords are the cutest things ever. The author is really good at character development and character building, and world building.

Subhana, signing out.

Comments

  1. R.K.J. & LIFEJune 18, 2020 at 12:53 PM

    thank you soo much i will definitely buy this book b cause of ur review and thank u for posting after a long time could maybe do a weekly post like on Saturdays so i know about ur new post and read it on time and could you make it like the time at 12:30 i just really love u plz take my suggestion into consideration ❤❤❤❤

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  2. R.K.J. & LIFEJune 18, 2020 at 12:54 PM

    BTW i love the thing u wrote under like
    subhana signing out

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  3. R.K.J. & LIFEJune 19, 2020 at 11:23 AM

    i was reading this amazing book review and amazed again but plz dont thank covid 19 i would list the reasons y but 2 lazy

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  4. R.K.J. & LIFEJune 19, 2020 at 12:01 PM

    oh my gohd he fell on his sword never to rise again is AMAZIND WOW

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  5. R.K.J. & LIFEJune 19, 2020 at 12:05 PM

    DID U TAKE MY SUGGESTION INTO CONSIDERATION?

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