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A review by kblincoln
Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede
4.0
In the beginning of the book I was like "oh no, not another special child who discovers their magic."
But as I read on, I discovered Wrede had a built a fascinating world in which to put this child, and had created very compelling characters in her family members to surround the character.
There are other people who've summarized the plot, so I won't here. But let me say that the particular way Eff goes about realizing her own worth, combined with the way Wrede give us information without veering from Eff's understanding of the world was terrific. For example, Eff notices her sister is absent more and more, but even as the reader picks up the clues about a young man paying court to her, Eff never realizes why her sister runs off suddenly to get married until after the baby is born.
I really enjoyed it and will definitely look for the next one.
But as I read on, I discovered Wrede had a built a fascinating world in which to put this child, and had created very compelling characters in her family members to surround the character.
There are other people who've summarized the plot, so I won't here. But let me say that the particular way Eff goes about realizing her own worth, combined with the way Wrede give us information without veering from Eff's understanding of the world was terrific. For example, Eff notices her sister is absent more and more, but even as the reader picks up the clues about a young man paying court to her, Eff never realizes why her sister runs off suddenly to get married until after the baby is born.
I really enjoyed it and will definitely look for the next one.