A review by rebeccagatzlaff
Elissa's Quest by Erica Verrillo

4.0

I really liked this book. Elissa's Quest is about a girl named Elissa who is an orphan and live with an old woman named Nana, who is a healer. One day Elissa's father comes to collect her and her adventures begin. This reminded me of the immortals series by Tamera Pierce. The main character Elissa can speak to animals. But this book is so much more, it is about friendship, dealing with hardships and protecting the world. She meets a servant girl, Maya, that gets into trouble but, never gets caught. Maya teaches her about the history and lead Elissa to her final destination. My favorite scenes were with animals. There is one scene were Elissa is past out on the dessert and when she wakes up there are vultures talking about when to eat her. She shouts at them that she is alive and sends the out to get help. If you like fantasy or are an animal lover then you will enjoy this fun book.