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celtic_oracle's review against another edition
4.0
Quite a few surprises in this book - more than enough to make up for a slow start. Can't wait to read the next one.
blumenstadtkind's review against another edition
4.0
"Arrow" is the 3rd installment in the series about the Faeries of Great Britain and especially the ones of the Oakenwyld.
R.J. Anderson takes us back into a magical world of love and war, true or false, friendship and revenge and bewitches the reader with her wonderful way of writing.
Yet again the story is from a totally different perspective then the ones before. After Peri ("Knife") and Linden ("Rebel") the reader is introduced to the young Rhosmari.
Rhosmari is one of the Children of Rhys and has never been on the mainland and the only human she has ever met is Timothy. And for some reason she can´t quite seem to get him out of her head.
After Linden and Timothy had left the Children of Rhys and returned sucsessfully to the Oak they brought with them the Stone of Naming aswell as a great number of Rebels to fight against the Empress. But now Rhosmari is determinded to return the stolen Stone and bring back the peace to the Green Islands.
This seems to be a very blindsided decision by Rhosmari and I soon had to realise that our new main charakter is indeed a bit green behind her ears and very irrational in her decisions. But Rhosmari is still a very sweet little faerie that you can´t help but fall in love with despite all her bad choices.
The story lines we learned about in the first two installments now come to a satisfying conclusion and R.J. Anderson ones again managed to capture the interest of the reader and made this storie into a one-of-a-kind.
Turning the last page of this book I was convinced of a happy ending. But it seems that we´re not quite there yet for "Swift" the 4th and as it seems last book of this series will be coming out in spring 2012.
R.J. Anderson takes us back into a magical world of love and war, true or false, friendship and revenge and bewitches the reader with her wonderful way of writing.
Yet again the story is from a totally different perspective then the ones before. After Peri ("Knife") and Linden ("Rebel") the reader is introduced to the young Rhosmari.
Rhosmari is one of the Children of Rhys and has never been on the mainland and the only human she has ever met is Timothy. And for some reason she can´t quite seem to get him out of her head.
After Linden and Timothy had left the Children of Rhys and returned sucsessfully to the Oak they brought with them the Stone of Naming aswell as a great number of Rebels to fight against the Empress. But now Rhosmari is determinded to return the stolen Stone and bring back the peace to the Green Islands.
This seems to be a very blindsided decision by Rhosmari and I soon had to realise that our new main charakter is indeed a bit green behind her ears and very irrational in her decisions. But Rhosmari is still a very sweet little faerie that you can´t help but fall in love with despite all her bad choices.
The story lines we learned about in the first two installments now come to a satisfying conclusion and R.J. Anderson ones again managed to capture the interest of the reader and made this storie into a one-of-a-kind.
Turning the last page of this book I was convinced of a happy ending. But it seems that we´re not quite there yet for "Swift" the 4th and as it seems last book of this series will be coming out in spring 2012.
haloblues's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Didn't click with me *quite* as much as Knife and Rebel did, perhaps because I never finished this one as a child so I didn't have that nostalgic factor to it, but I still enjoyed it very much. R. J. Anderson's writing is easy and engaging to read, her world-building and lore continue to contain incredible depth, and her characters are likeable and interesting. One thing I didn't mention in my previous reviews but that very much applies across the series is that her fae characters are very tangibly, well, fae - their mentalities and mannerisms and speech patterns are all just believably inhuman in a very intriguing way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, War, Violence, Slavery, Murder, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, and Colonisation
Moderate: Domestic abuse
in_emmas_library's review against another edition
3.0
This took me longer to get into than the rest of the series but it was still a good book.
I loved learning more about the children of Rhys and seeing all the different wylds come together.
First book is still my fav from this series, the world building and Knife as a main character really made it great
I loved learning more about the children of Rhys and seeing all the different wylds come together.
First book is still my fav from this series, the world building and Knife as a main character really made it great
julieabe89's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was a fun wrap up for the series. It solved all the problems that were put forward while leaving the characters open to future adventures. I enjoyed this series!
pheebzoc's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
saslovesbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
A teen to young adult book, this is a lovely read to conclude the series. Readers should expect more in the same vein as Knife and Rebel.
As an older reader it's quite predictable but I'm not the target audience.
As an older reader it's quite predictable but I'm not the target audience.