Starflower is like C.S. Lewis meets Patricia Wrede while remaining completely Anne Elisabeth.The book is set 1600 years before the other books in the series. While having read the first couple books provides familiarity with some of the characters, you don't need to have read them to enjoy Starflower.I couldn't put this book down. Its mysteries chased my imagination like the Hound, like the black dogs chase the characters. Few books sweep me into such a depth of emotional attachment and place the characters forever in my memory. I find myself thinking about Starflower, as though I were actually there when she met the One who Names.Because the characters are so life-like, I was completely undistracted by the fact that I was reading fantasy. For example, a man who is a cat who is a fairy should act Exactly like our self-centered lovable Eanrin.If you are in the mood for fantasy that trods into the darkness to help you better understand light without being gory, please read Starflower. If you are the mood for an adventure story where the princesses are not always royal, the birds are not always free to fly, the women are not always silent, the wolves are not always gods, the paths are not always straight, and the fire does not always burn, please read Starflower. This book was probably the best book I've ever read. I cried a lot but loved it. The book showed you horrible and amazing sides of these characters. I have no complaints about this book. I wouldn't change a word in this book. I'm crying as I right this. Not of total sadness, but joy and praise. Even when I forgot I was reading a Christian fantasy book, I could tell it was.This book is amazing! I hope you read it and love it as much as I do!
What do You think about Starflower (2012)?
AMAZING! Anne Elisabeth Stengl is my FAVORTIE!!!!!!!
—meganfan9
