The Goose Girl

Title: The Goose Girl
Author: Shannon Hale
Series: Books of Bayern #1
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Format: Paperback
Pages: 383
Reason Read: Recommended
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Also in this series: Enna Burning, River Secrets, Forest Born

My Thoughts

I really enjoyed THE GOOSE GIRL. Even though I wasn’t immediately captivated by the story, I found it enjoyable. I loved the premise of elemental speaking gifts, such as Isi’s wind-speaking gift. The language was quite fascinating and made for an interesting story. I absolutely adore Isi and I loved Geric. I loved their relationship and how it came to be.

I also loved Hale’s way with words. In an interview written in the back of ENNA BURNING, Hale described exactly the way I felt about her writing:

I’m so impressed with writers who grip the reader from the very beginning, but I can’t seem to do it. I’m cursed to have to build a story slowly, it seems. And I can’t do a book in two or three drafts as some do, but a minimum of a dozen full rewrites…. I love trying to find just the right words, just the right way to say something.

I thought Hale did an excellent job at “find[ing] just the right words, just the right way to say something.” She’s definitely a master wordsmith and I’m glad I gave her writing a try. I want to read her other books and I’m especially excited to read ENNA BURNING to see how the story progresses.