Esme's Gift
by
Elizabeth Foster
Publisher: Odyssey Books
Publication date: 30th November 2019
Series: Esme #2
Genre: Middle Grade / Young Adult
Pages: 266
Format read: Paperback
Source: Courtesy of the author
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In the enchanted world of Aeolia, fifteen-year-old Esme Silver is faced with her hardest task yet. She must master her unruly Gift – the power to observe the past – and uncover the secrets she needs to save her mother, Ariane.
In between attending school in the beguiling canal city of Esperance, Esme and her friends – old and new – travel far and wide across Aeolia, gathering the ingredients for a potent magical elixir.
Their journey takes them to volcanic isles, sunken ruins and snowy eyries, spectacular places fraught with danger, where they must confront their deepest fears and find hope in the darkest of places. Esme’s Gift, the second instalment in the Esme trilogy, is an enthralling fantasy adventure for readers 12 years and over.
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Esme’s Gift carries straight on from
Esme’s Wish. Esme returns home to try and convince her father to
return to Aeolia with her. Fearing for her mental health he makes an
appointment with a psychiatrist. Esme flees to Aeolia in a last bid
effort to save her mother.
I really enjoyed Esme’s Wish and the
second book in the trilogy didn’t disappoint.
Esme joins again with friends, Lillian
and Daniel, on a dangerous quest to find the rare ingredients for an
elixir to save her mother’s life. There are people that do not want
Esme to complete her quest and she must decide who she can and cannot
trust.
The city of Esperance, with it’s magic
now returned, is preparing for a mayoral election. The magic gifts
bestowed upon the citizens were imaginative and unique. There was
also plenty of humour as the school students were learning to control
their gifts.
The story has plenty of action and danger
with splashes of humour interspersed throughout. As well as magic a
slight paranormal element is introduced into the story.
The city of Esperance is well developed
and exquisitely described.
Esme’s gift is another enthralling
installment in the Esme series and I’m hoping for more inclusion of
the dragons in the next book.
Age level 12+
Mild violence
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My rating 5/5
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This review is part of the Book Lover Book Review Aussie Author Challenge
and the Australian Women Writers challenge
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