A review by madz2023
Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken

5.0

I feel that I should start off with an apology to this book. I actually passed it over 3 times before I finally decided to read it because i was desperate. I should have just read it the first time because IT WAS AMAZING!!! So Brightly Woven is the story of Sydelle (Syd to North). She grew up in a small village far from the King's Palace, where the droughts were horrible. For years there was no water so the King set up a water trade between Syd's village and one close by, but then the king was killed by a mysterious poison. Now a neighboring territory has come in to take over Aurelia (I think thats the name). Syd is unaware of this until one day a wizard comes riding into her town and brings the rains. Syd's father, the Headman of the village, offers the Wizard anything he wants. Well North Wayland chooses Sydelle. Now Syd has no choice but to accompany North to the King's City and tell the people who really killed the king. Unfortunately only North and now Syd know that a rogue Hedge Witch names Doran is the culprit. Along their journey their relationship changes for the better, but i don't want to give anything away. Finding out why North actually chose Syd at the beginning was not a huge revelation because they were building up to it, but in the end it added a great part to the story. These 2 characters are hilarious together and the world Braken creates is one full of magic, mystery, battles, and stubborn characters. I absolutely loved it and recommend it to every fantasy lover out there.