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A review by scottshepard
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
5.0
I loved every minute of this book. The characters, plot, world-building and writing style are all just awesome. What more can you ask for in a book? It’s a tight novel, each piece well crafted and supporting the other pieces. There aren’t a lot of hanging threads which is impressive in a world this large. Sure there are a ton of unanswered questions, as there are in any fantasy novel with a completely new world, but none of them detract from the story itself.
The setting kinda goes like this: there’s a deep dark wood on the border between Rosya and Polnya (Russia and Poland). This wood is full of evil forces and malicious beings. There’s a magic that runs underneath and through it, pulsing. There’s a wizard called the Dragon who lives on the edge of the wood. Every 10 years he selects a girl from one of the surrounding villages to come live with him. He usually selects the most beautiful and talented girl, but this time he picks Agnieszka. It’s a very fairy-tale setting and the rest of the novel remains true to it’s fairy-tale roots, being both silly and serious with a strong moral center. Highly recommend for all ages.
The setting kinda goes like this: there’s a deep dark wood on the border between Rosya and Polnya (Russia and Poland). This wood is full of evil forces and malicious beings. There’s a magic that runs underneath and through it, pulsing. There’s a wizard called the Dragon who lives on the edge of the wood. Every 10 years he selects a girl from one of the surrounding villages to come live with him. He usually selects the most beautiful and talented girl, but this time he picks Agnieszka. It’s a very fairy-tale setting and the rest of the novel remains true to it’s fairy-tale roots, being both silly and serious with a strong moral center. Highly recommend for all ages.