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Bright Shadow

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This is one follow up to Harry Potter that doesn't seem dry and stupid. It beautifly illistrates how lies and confusion can destroy a friendship, and has a suprise ending that leaves you thinking. Avi has come through again with a book that you just can't put down. It has a good moral, and is all in all a great read. I would reccomend this book to adults and children alike.

This was definitely the kind of book that makes the reader think. In it, the main character, Morwenna, accidently inherits the last five wishes left over from the creation of the world. At first she is overjoyed, untill she realizes the rules: she can't wish for anything for herself, she can't tell anyone about the wishes, and if she uses up all five wishes she'll die. This gets especially complicated when she has to use up several of the wishes to save her friends. The ending came as a complete surprise, and I have to admit, it was more than a little disturbing. Did Morwenna learn anything? I guess that's for the reader to decide. I had expected something redeeming to happen and for everything to turn out all right for everyone but I was wrong. It was sort of like well, what was the point of the story? Well, despite this I liked it, and I would reccamend it to any fantasy fan.

Oh, how can I express through words how good this book is? I am an avid reader, with more than 300 books on my shelf, and not one of them quite matches the beauty and nobility of this book. Avi is an excellent writer, and knows just the right way how to stir your emotions. I reccommend this book to anybody and everybody!

I read Bright Shadow when I was 10 years old. After that I read it over twice. Then I started reading AVI books nonstop. I highly recommend this book. Morwenna is given five wishes by Pindel, the old wizard. Be prepared to have your mind in a trance as Morwenna discovers the truth about her new life and how she must use the five wishes as wisely as posible, or else...

YOU GOTTA READ HIS BOOK!!! I absoulutly LOVED it! I loved it so much, i read it in two days! It really got me hooked! A great combination of breath-taking adventure, WONDERFUL plotline, tragity, and young love. The end it very surprizing, but VERY good. But I don't want to give anything away, so instead, just GO AND BUY THIS BOOK!!! (note: it's more of a middle school-early high school book. It might not be AS great for an adult. It would only be great.)

I have been a fan of Avi's since 'The True Confessions of Charolate Doyle'. He's written some amazing books, in all kinds of genras, but this one just didnt add up to his normal standard. From the beginning there is a problem with no solution. I kept waiting for one of Avi's famous ending twists, but there was none, and when I finished the book I frowned said, hmm, so much for clasic Avi style, maybe he just wrote it to make another dollar. It was not bad, as far as average books go, but for Avi, I was expecting better.

The Book Bright Shadow by Avi is an imaginative and adventerous Fantasy book. Morwenna is a servent girl for King Ruthvin. when she is at work dusting things, she becomes the holder of 5 powerful wishes. She goes on an adventure with her friend who thinks he has the wishes. Morwenna has to stay with a man who knows she has the wishes. He makes Morwenna use the wishes even though she doesn't want to.

HER LAST MUST LAST HER A LIFETIME!

"A great book that makes you kepp wanting to read for ever and never put the book down."

-Julia

How would you feel if you were a wizard, yet you had to keep it a secret from your best friend? Bright Shadow tells the story of a young girl named Morwenna who receives a gift filled with wishes, but cannot use them on herself. At first she is scared to hold the wishes because it is a big responsibility. Ruthvin, the nasty king, wants to catch Morwenna and keep her in captivity so he can have the wishes she protects. Morwenna has many challenges in this book because she can not use her wish to save her friend.
Bright Shadow is an extremely wonderful book. It is exciting and surprising. Things happen at unexpected times. For example, in the first chapter everything is calm. Characters are described, but there is little action or emotion. Then in the second chapter you can feel a strong hate that King Ruthvin puts out by the way he speaks to Pindel. "You are in the presence of the King," Ruthvin snapped at the old man. "My law requires you to bow when I pass by."
One of the major themes in Bright Shadow is listening to your inner voice. Morwenna gets herself in a lot of trouble because she does not listen to her inner voice. She keeps hearing "keep them safe," meaning not to tell Swen about the wishes, but she doesn't pay attention to this. When she tells Swen, the voice screams. Because she tells Swen about the wishes, he dies and Morwenna feels responsible.
Avi has a talent for telling the reader what the characters are feeling. She uses wonderful language to describe the characters. Here is how she describes King Ruthvin. "King Ruthvin was a small, lean man, hard and tight as if put together with wire bits. In one hand he held a short whip. In the other a just delivered message." Her language creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind.
I recommend this book to people of all ages who like fantasy. If you read Bright Shadow you will jump out of your seat because it is so thrilling and dramatic.

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I normally don't like reading fantasy books but I picked it up because I'm a huge fan of Avi. I loved this book, it was just soo weird, like I don't know how Avi came up with this plot but it was mysterious and addicting. I couldn't put htis book down I just read on and on and when I stopped it was like hmm could there really be a wizard or a bunch of wishes lying around somewhere, I totally recommend this book especially if your down in the dumps this will surely lighten your spirits.

I really enjoyed reading this book. The whole plot was amazing and the way Avi wrote it was so smooth and really grabbed me. My only complaint would be the ending. Too much suspense, and a tiny bit too sad. I really wished that Avi told a little more than he wrote.