Inevitable words

The story sets up In the fifth century, the arrival of a brutal band of pre-Viking Norse raiders entwines the Mother Goddess of Celtic Ireland in a desperate bid to rid her island of the invaders turned settlers. Danu and her fellow Tuatha Gods draw Breanna Ban Morna, a Gaelic warrior with blood from both sides, into a quest to find the missing Tuatha-created Lann Dàn, the Blades of Destiny, one of three pieces of magic needed to remove the Norse leader and his ilk from their land. While meeting Danu in a secret grove, Croí Dàn, the Heart of Destiny, chooses Breanna as Erin’s Hero. As the Mother Goddess sets the young warrior on her quest to find the Blades of Destiny, little does Breanna know that the Norse leader has invoked ancient enemies of the Tuatha to stop her. It takes an intervention by another God of the Tuatha pantheon to ensure that Erin’s Hero can pursue her goal of removing the Norsemen from their land. Author wrote this book in such a brilliant way that I wa...

The story begins with the teenagers’ seemingly ordinary lives in Huntsville, Alabama school, sports, and hanging out at Jaybird’s Drive-In. Yet, when Mish, a young enslaved girl working at the drive-in, is sold to an unsavory man, Ryan and his friends are forced to reckon with the systemic cruelty that underpins their world. Their decision to take a stand and help Mish  indicates the courage those little kids have and the perspective with which they comprehend things which even adults are not able to do. Glass’s writing is immersive and sharp, skillfully blending action with moments of quiet reflection. The world building is extraordinary; it’s easy to picture a society where this alternate history unfolds, complete with its cultural norms and ethical blind spots. Meanwhile, Ryan and his friends’ moral awakening is depicted with nuance, making their journey deeply relatable. I really liked the comparison done by the author to Huckleberry Finn and The Hunger Games feels ...