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Review by linham02660 -- The Sparrow by Denna M. Davis
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4 out of 4 stars
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The Sparrow by Denna M. Davis is a fantasy book about a sixteen- year- old girl named Amanda, who While She is spending the summer with her grandparents, learns she is more than just an ordinary teenager. She is transported to the land of Emaji by her grandmother and discovers that she is prophesied to be their savior from their despicable enemy Zorn. Amanda has to learn the Emajian language and overcome several obstacles to stay alive in order to complete her determined destiny as “The Sparrow.” Of course, Amanda wants no part in all this craziness and merely wants to return home. According to the prophecy, she is also fated to marry a handsome, winged, silver-skinned, nineteen-year-old Emajian boy named Solomon. However, a dark secret makes her keep her feelings locked away.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Sparrow. I liked several different things in the book. First, are the similarities between God on Earth and Ema on Emaji. As well as, how parts of the Emaji history closely resemble stories in the Bible. For example, after the Zorn war, the survivors of Emaji fled to the top of Mount Hanovi. It rained for forty days causing flood waters, this is similar to Noah’s story in the Bible. There are several times Davis writes like this in the book.
I also admired how Davis intricately wove the meaning of colors into everything in the book, down to the smallest detail. I could easily envision what she was communicating. She uses a large variety of colors and even different shades of colors making for interesting descriptions.
Another positive is I find the protagonist Amanda to be tough and vulnerable at the same time. She is sarcastic one minute and tearful the next. Full of confidence then totally doubting herself, exactly what I would ordinarily expect from a girl her age.
Lastly, The climactic event after Amanda finished her Journey of Discovery was unexpected. I was caught totally off guard by it. I do not want to say more and give any spoilers away.
Although Davis remarkably described places and people, I disliked when she got caught up in over-describing some of the characters. Many of the characters were only mentioned once in the book but had extensive details on their physical description. I found myself getting restless and less interested during these times. Other readers might not be bothered by this, but I was. I do not think this detracted from the book overall.
The Sparrow is a plot-driven book with plenty of action and emotion. I recommend it to readers that enjoy fantasy fiction books. In my opinion, It is best suited for teenagers and young adults. I caution readers there are torture and violent scenes, with gruesome details.
The book was professionally edited. I read the PDF version and did not find any errors. Davis has a great first book in the series, and I look forward to reading the next one. I was engaged throughout and was not disappointed in the ending, because of these things I find it worthy of being rated 4 out of 4 stars.
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4 out of 4 stars
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The Sparrow by Denna M. Davis is a fantasy book about a sixteen- year- old girl named Amanda, who While She is spending the summer with her grandparents, learns she is more than just an ordinary teenager. She is transported to the land of Emaji by her grandmother and discovers that she is prophesied to be their savior from their despicable enemy Zorn. Amanda has to learn the Emajian language and overcome several obstacles to stay alive in order to complete her determined destiny as “The Sparrow.” Of course, Amanda wants no part in all this craziness and merely wants to return home. According to the prophecy, she is also fated to marry a handsome, winged, silver-skinned, nineteen-year-old Emajian boy named Solomon. However, a dark secret makes her keep her feelings locked away.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Sparrow. I liked several different things in the book. First, are the similarities between God on Earth and Ema on Emaji. As well as, how parts of the Emaji history closely resemble stories in the Bible. For example, after the Zorn war, the survivors of Emaji fled to the top of Mount Hanovi. It rained for forty days causing flood waters, this is similar to Noah’s story in the Bible. There are several times Davis writes like this in the book.
I also admired how Davis intricately wove the meaning of colors into everything in the book, down to the smallest detail. I could easily envision what she was communicating. She uses a large variety of colors and even different shades of colors making for interesting descriptions.
Another positive is I find the protagonist Amanda to be tough and vulnerable at the same time. She is sarcastic one minute and tearful the next. Full of confidence then totally doubting herself, exactly what I would ordinarily expect from a girl her age.
Lastly, The climactic event after Amanda finished her Journey of Discovery was unexpected. I was caught totally off guard by it. I do not want to say more and give any spoilers away.
Although Davis remarkably described places and people, I disliked when she got caught up in over-describing some of the characters. Many of the characters were only mentioned once in the book but had extensive details on their physical description. I found myself getting restless and less interested during these times. Other readers might not be bothered by this, but I was. I do not think this detracted from the book overall.
The Sparrow is a plot-driven book with plenty of action and emotion. I recommend it to readers that enjoy fantasy fiction books. In my opinion, It is best suited for teenagers and young adults. I caution readers there are torture and violent scenes, with gruesome details.
The book was professionally edited. I read the PDF version and did not find any errors. Davis has a great first book in the series, and I look forward to reading the next one. I was engaged throughout and was not disappointed in the ending, because of these things I find it worthy of being rated 4 out of 4 stars.
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