This second installment of the Wingfeather Saga is absolutely amazing! We read it through this time as a family and it had our older kids entranced from the beginning.
We follow the Igiby family as they flee north to the Ice Prairies away from the fangs of dang and watch them fight for their lives continuously. It is challenging to write about this book without giving away points from the first book if you have not read it, so I will not go into story line as I usually would in a book review of a story this engaging.
How would I describe it then? You see wrestling of the main characters to be who the Maker created them to be. You see team work and the detriment of trying to go it alone. You see culture clash. You see the family learning how to survive in the wild with only what they can carry with them. You see a mother's love unchanged in the face of great turmoil and heartache. You see how the sins of your past can come back to hurt not only you, but all around you, including the ones you love. You learn that you cannot hide, but you can be forgiven and still loved.
There are so many other fantastic lessons in this fantasy novel that you need to go discover for yourself. The Wingfeather Saga is not allegory, but how it delves into the depths of faith and growing in your faith as you watch these characters struggle. You learn what it means to trust the LORD even when it's hard and you don't understand what's going on around you. (A poignant lesson for what is going on in our world right now!)
I cannot recommend this book enough, but make sure to read On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness before you read this one!
5 Stars for this fantasy book that goes deep!
Reading Challenges:
This book is being counted for Tim Challies's 2020 Reading Challenge in the category of A Christian Novel in the Light section of the challenge.
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