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‘
A curse so dark and
many obstacles in Emberfall
‘A curse so dark and many obstacles in Ember fall
lonely’ by brigid kemmerer
along the way.
lonely’ by brigid kemmerer along the way.
A book review by
We both recently read
A book re view by We both recently read
this book and have fallen in
alt
ah W
on Y9 and
Sar
Sarah Walton Y9 and this book and ha v e fallen in
a Nicholls Y9
love with the world and the
Car
Cara Nicholls Y9 lo ve with the world and the
acters. Our fa
characters. Our favourite
char
ourite
v
character is Harper because
A curse s
‘
o dark and
‘A curse so dark and char acter is Harper becaus e
she is an unexpected rebel,
lonely’ is the first book in
lonely ’ is the first book in she is an unexpected rebel,
despite everything she must
by
s
eries
the Cursebreakers series by des pite e v ery thing she mus t
the Cursebreakers
go through in the story. She
Brigid Kemmerer , the third of go thr ough in the st ory . She
Brigid Kemmerer, the third of
’t ha
e the happiest life
n
v
does
which is due t
which is due to be released in doesn’t have the happiest life
ed in
o be releas
back home in DC, so she is
2021. It is a darker
January 2021. It is a darker back home in DC, so she is
January
attempting to make up for
retelling of the classic tale
retelling of the classic tale attempting t o make up for
it, helping the endangered
Beauty and the Beast, with
Beauty and the Beast, with it, helping the endangered
citizens of Emberfall under
new, intriguing characters
new , intriguing char acters citizens of Ember fall under
the alias of ‘Princess Harper
e.
and-new curs
and a br
and a brand-new curse. the alias of ‘Princes s Harper
of Disi’. She claims that s
he
Rhen, the cr
own prince of
Rhen, the crown prince of of Disi’. She claims that she
cannot help Rhen, as she
Emberfall, was cursed to re-
Ember fall, was curs ed t o re- cannot help Rhen, as she
could never fall in love with
live the autumn of his 18th
live the autumn of his 18th could ne v er fall in lo v e with
both of
her kidnapper
, but as
bir thday , tr ansforming int o her kidnapper, but as both of
birthday, transforming into
their characters develop, they
a beast at the end of each
a beast at the end of each their char acters de v elop, they
grow closer and she begins
season. The curse can only gr ow closer and she begins
season. The curse can only
to trust him and his guard,
be br
be broken if someone truly t o trust him and his guard,
oken if someone truly
Grey. As the kingdom faces
falls
falls for him. Harper is a girl Grey . As the kingdom faces
for him. Harper is
a girl
om Queen
threats
fr
many
from Washington, DC. She
fr om W as hingt on, DC. She many threats from Queen
ur
Karis L
an of Syhl Shallow
,
does n ’t ha v e the eas iest life Karis Luran of Syhl Shallow,
doesn’t have the easiest life
as well as the enchantress
br
– she has a pretty broken, as well as the enchantres s
– she has a pretty
oken,
vitable beast
Lilith and the ine
danger ous family life, and Lilith and the inevitable beast
dangerous family life, and
that Rhen will become,
also has the struggle of living
als o has the struggle of living that Rhen will become,
Harper stays brave, hoping
with cerebral palsy. When
with cerebr al palsy . When Harper stay s br a ve, hoping
that she will be able to get
she is taken t
she is taken to Emberfall by that s he will be able t o get
o Ember
fall by
back home at the end of it
o
thing t
for
force, she will do anything to back home at the end of it
ce, she will do any
o her dy
all, t
ing mother and
get back home, but there are all, to her dying mother and
get back home, but there are
secretive older br other , Jake.
secretive older brother, Jake.
Change
But we move on. Change can break us.
Our favorite song. We must move on. It can chew us up
Our favorite tv show. Because we must, and spit us out.
Our favorite person. because there is no choice. And we let it,
Can change, in an instant. We let is beat us,
So, we will laugh. break us, bruise us.
Our bedroom. So, we will joke. We let it hurt us
Our style. Because we must, because we, are, human.
Our environment. because if we don’t, we fall apart. We let it leave its mark.
Can change, in flash.
Yet we have mastered acting. Its wounds can heal.
Our friends. We have perfected our masks. But its scars,
Our life. But just because we look okay, no matter how deep,
Our future. doesn’t make us so. are always there.
Can change, in a second
Just because we look okay doesn’t
One moment. mean we aren’t broken. Katie Bishop Y10
One comment. We aren’t bruised.
One decision. We aren’t hurting.
Can change, everything.
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