Most of the chapter is about Claman’s henchmen trying to rob Old Poor Couple of all the money they made that day, but Aedan and friends stop them. Finally, a book which gives learning (and applying) practical skills the timeline and attention these things deserve! I was enjoying reading a differing view until terms were used to make people lesser than others due to race or gender alone. If they are pointing up and I’m going down, it could be like the time I …” He turned a glorious ruby red and glanced over at Kalry.

That would provoke curiosity with something of substance, allowing Renshaw to embellish that without making it feel hokey. Old Dougal was surging up the hill, limp forgotten, hands flailing about him as if attempting to gain some additional purchase from the air. I can appreciate the critique of the writing even though I loved reading this out loud to my kids… just great memories. If you care about people and you really love them, you should get angry at the things that put them in danger or hurt them. Then he suggests that Kalry do the work to make it up to Thomas, and he only agrees to help her if it takes him almost no time and effort.Fennlor is readying for an attack, Lekrau stealing people is mentioned, and there’s really weird, fantastical storms in DinEilan. Aedan suspects that Clauman stole the large pile of money he had before the wolf chase happened which makes Aedan cry.

He finds out that before the noble girl is sacrificed she has to reach the age of maturity, which is 18 years. There’s also a reason why the ‘Lessons from…’ posts only include the first chapter in most cases: the first chapter is where most people decide whether or not to spend more time with a book. As soon as I spotted the cover for Jonathan Renshaw’s Dawn of Wonder, The Wakening, I knew this was the book to critique. Instead of halting before the main courtyard rail, the horse actually jumped it and pounded up the fine lawn to the very doorstep of the manor house. More of my unsolicited advice would be to remember that the internal struggle of your characters is just as important as the external struggle that they’re facing – and that’s true for more than just the main character.

But Liru comes along and tells Aedan that if he starts lying then he’ll become like the prince, and Aedan doesn’t like that, so he leaves the crown. They’re pretty sure he climbed over Drumley’s walls, but then they dismiss that as being ridiculous. Predictions: I guess I could start making predictions for the next book here, but I think I’ll just use this space to give my thoughts. There’s an altercation between Aedan and his friends versus Malik and his friends, Warton and Cayde, too, in this chapter. The coolest thing that happens is that they see something that they think is a giant animal – like a really massively huge animal.

All around, farmhands dropped their tools, and even the long grass, silvered and heavy with dew, caught the mood and leaned forward. I’m not sure if he’s been mentioned in the book before this – probably was – but Malik has an underling/friend named, well, Cayde. It was the second time since winter that this alarming thrill had surged through the air, departing without a trace. Like, if you’re going to kill people in your novel, maybe try to pull at our heartstrings a little bit?a horse and rider hurtled around the bend, apparently unaware of the recent quieting of their surrounds. The most fantastic elements don’t show up until the novels final chapters so it will be interesting see how things progress during future novels.