Book Review
The story about an eight-year-old Samara, who together with her parents and tribe, follow a nomadic existence. One day, all the women went for an expedition. Natalia, mother of Samara took her with them. When all women worked, Samara drifted away to play with her cousin Karena. Sometime after she left, elves attacked and kidnapped all women. Even if Karena hid Samara panicked and got noticed by elves. Without her knowledge, she unlocked the magic she was gifted. She had no control over it and attacked all her surroundings. She was the only one who was left behind. She returned to her tribe and explained what happened to her father and grandmother except for the part with her magic. She was afraid of it and blamed elves.
Soon her secret was revealed when the elves attacked again. She had to run and leave everything behind. She didn’t leave alone. The voice in her head that appeared together with her magic turns out to be a spirit called Illtud hidden in the gem she had always with her in the shape of a knife. He promised her to teach her everything about magic and how to control it. He became his friend as he was the only one who took care of her. He gained her trust and led her to the camp of elves where he was supposed to wait for her parents for her.
I have so much to say about this book. It was the first time I read a book from the kid and surprisingly I enjoyed it even more than from her father Orin or Nikolai. Samara is very sensitive but also very strong at her age. She went through a lot and with each her step new obstacles appeared on her way. Her only dream was to be again with her loving parents. Her story is tragic, and she deserved much more than she got. This leads us to her ‘friend’ Illtud. If you want to read the book without my spoilers, stop reading right now.
(Warning: Spoilers)
Illtud is a two-faced liar who just cares about himself and his revenge. She did everything to gain the trust of Samara just to get control over her. He used powerful words like ‘I love you’, ‘I care about you’ and ‘I am your friend’ just to put a knife in her back at the end. I honestly never hated a villain as much as I hate him. He made even me believe he is good in this book. Next, to all violence in the book, I thought he would bring peace between the elves and humans, but I was wrong. It was all just a lie.
I highly recommend this book to all people that love fantasy world. This story is full of magic, elves, unconditional love and a beautiful bond between a father and daughter. The Unfettered Child is now available for pre-order on Amazon and will be released in e-book and paperback form on August 28, 2019.
I hope you liked my review! The next post on my blog (18.08.2019) will be a review of How the Light Gets In by Katy Uppermann for a blog tour organized by FFBC Tours.
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