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Water Shaper
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Laura Williams McCaffrey (Goodreads Author)
Margot is the daughter of a king, but she is beloved by neither his court nor his kingdom. She has “water in her blood,” a trait associated with magic and looked upon with distaste and suspicion. When she meets Orrin, a foreign king who is respectful, not scornful, of her affinity for water, she flees with him to his castle by the sea, though she soon realizes he is not as...more
Hardcover, 224 pages
Published
April 17th 2006
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Margot has “water in her blood” a by-product of her deceased mother’s heritage, yet she dwells with her King father and other “land dwellers”. They shun her for her strange appearance and her strange ways, which she’s learned to hide from them (like her affinity for water and the strange, magical book that she found after her mom died). So, when holy man Orrin comes into the land and is appalled at the people’s treatment of Margot, she eats up his attention, falls in love and runs away with hi...more
An enjoyable little book, with references to the Celtic selkie legends. It has a strong female protagonist and some nicely-rounded characters, which is a relief after enduring so much Twilight furor.
A young adult fantasy novel. Nothing special, but unique in that there isn’t really a love interest at all, instead the focus is on the completely independent female lead character.
It was pretty good. The only issue, I thought, was that the writer rushed through the plot. Otherwise, I liked it.
I really enjoyed the fairy tale/fantasy aspect of this novel.
This was very well written but I was so disappointed with the ending!
Margot lives in a country of people suspicious of her. She doesn't know why, but the kingdom her mother came from, by the sea, is calling to her. Margot intends to go, and figure out the Book of the Sea, a magic book left to her by her mother.
According to the men, women aren't supposed to use magic, but Margot isn't going to let that stop her. What she doesn't know is that the king of this new country is trying to find out the same things, and he plans to do anything to get that book...
According to the men, women aren't supposed to use magic, but Margot isn't going to let that stop her. What she doesn't know is that the king of this new country is trying to find out the same things, and he plans to do anything to get that book...
The reason I didn't enjoy this book as much was because in the end, it didn't really wrap up very well, it kind of left you hanging there, waiting for a sequel that doesn't seem to be coming.
Not usually a fantasy lover, but met this author. All the elements I love: Celtic folklore, the sea, a love story. Wonderfully crafted.
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I read, I write, I teach. The forthcoming YA dystopic fantasy is still in the works. My other fantasy novels are WATER SHAPER and ALIA WAKING (both published by Clarion Books).
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