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Exile
by Shannon Messenger
While I'm still getting strong Harry Potter vibes off these books, it's definitely not a bad thing! (And probably just means that I need to finish [b:Jesus Potter Harry Christ|10585061|Jesus Potter Harry Christ The Astonishing Relationship Between Two of the World's Most Popular Literary Characters A Historical Investigation Into the Mythology and Literature of Jesus Christ and the Religious Symbolism in Rowling's Magical Series.|Derek S. Murphy|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347446300s/10585061.jpg|15373090] and reread my Harry Potter books as soon as possible! It's time for a reread!)
I love the idea of an alicorn and I like the little twist of sci-fi with the gene manipulation going on with Sophie. And while I still like that romantic relationships are sort of brought up, everyone crushing on Sophie is getting annoying. Jensi is apparently the only age-appropriate male mentioned by name that isn't in love with Sophie, and he's fawning over Biana in this book! (Jensi is a fairly minor character, but I do like his character.)
Ugh, I feel like all I've done is say "I love it so let me list everything I hate about it!" But really, if I was to list the things I love about it, I think I would just be listing everything that makes it sound like a clone of Harry Potter. And really, it isn't a clone. I love the HP vibes that I'm getting and that is probably what makes me love it so much, but there are differences. For example, Foxfire is not a boarding school. All the students go home at the end of each day. The classes are one-on-one rather than a large classroom. Also different from many fantasy genre books that I've read, these elves don't seem to be having a breeding problem. There are tons of young elves in the world and somehow they still live forever. Without overcrowding. I'm hoping that gets addressed, but it is great to read a book about elves where they don't complain about no babies being born.
You should read these books. Yes, you. Because if you've read this far into my review, you're either somewhat interested in the book or you're interested in me. And I'm pretty boring. Haha!
I love the idea of an alicorn and I like the little twist of sci-fi with the gene manipulation going on with Sophie. And while I still like that romantic relationships are sort of brought up, everyone crushing on Sophie is getting annoying. Jensi is apparently the only age-appropriate male mentioned by name that isn't in love with Sophie, and he's fawning over Biana in this book! (Jensi is a fairly minor character, but I do like his character.)
Ugh, I feel like all I've done is say "I love it so let me list everything I hate about it!" But really, if I was to list the things I love about it, I think I would just be listing everything that makes it sound like a clone of Harry Potter. And really, it isn't a clone. I love the HP vibes that I'm getting and that is probably what makes me love it so much, but there are differences. For example, Foxfire is not a boarding school. All the students go home at the end of each day. The classes are one-on-one rather than a large classroom. Also different from many fantasy genre books that I've read, these elves don't seem to be having a breeding problem. There are tons of young elves in the world and somehow they still live forever. Without overcrowding. I'm hoping that gets addressed, but it is great to read a book about elves where they don't complain about no babies being born.
You should read these books. Yes, you. Because if you've read this far into my review, you're either somewhat interested in the book or you're interested in me. And I'm pretty boring. Haha!