My Rating: 4/5
Review: Shannon Hale has such a magical way with analogies. I think that's what makes her books so special. Well, that, and her wonderful imagination. I wasn't quite taken with Razo's story at first, but I was soon drawn in just like with the other books in this series. I do hope that it is a series, by the way, and not just a trilogy. I enjoyed these books so much, that I definitely want more. Enna and Finn join Razo in the distant land of their enemy from the last book, Enna Burning. It's not too long after they arrive that bodies start turning up. They are bodies that have been burnt to a crisp, and suspicion immediately falls on Enna. Razo is determined to find out the truth and protect his friend at all cost. Meanwhile, Enna and Finn are having romantic issues, and there's a certain young woman that's caught Razo's eye. This was a wonderfully fun romp, and I even laughed out loud a few times. There's the mystery of the burnt bodies too, of course, and plenty of close calls with the enemy they are trying to make peace with.
Book Description: Razo has no idea why he was chosen to be a soldier. He can barely swing a sword, and his brothers are forever wrestling him to the ground. Razo is sure it's out of pity that his captain asks him to join an elite mission--escorting the ambassador into Tira, Bayern's great enemy.
But when the Bayern arrive in the strange southern country, Razo discovers the first dead body. He befriends both the high and low born, people who can perhaps provide them with vital information. And Razo is the one who must embrace his own talents in order to get the Bayern soldiers home again, alive.
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