Forest Born

Talk To Me Trees!

Sorry if its a little jumbled but their is just so many things going on in this book. I couldn't put this down while I was reading it. Ever since Rin was little she has had a connection with the forest but after an incident with a neighborhood boy they have drawn away from her. Now when she touches them she can fill this worm of evil inside of her. Razo, her brother comes to visit and he suggests she come to the city with him. At the city she becomes a lady in waiting for the Queen of Bayern. Listening to the other ladies babble and watching over Tusken, the little prince. Cecile another lady in waiting comes back and Rin can tell she means Tusken harm. An attack is made on a village so the king and his guards including Razo go out to help. Once there they are attacked by Fire-speakers. Rin listens while the Queen talks with her friends but something is strange in the way they are talking. Saying that her, Enna, and Dasha are riding out alone. What is so strange about these girls and why does Rin feel so compelled to be with them.

I haven't read any of the other Books of Bayern and this is the fourth one but I still loved it. The only time it was confusing is that all the characters from the other books are in it and it would have made the book even better if I had read their stories also. Forest Born is more on the adventurous-finding-yourself theme while I can tell that romance played a major part in the other books. Rin is so self conscious of herself. Always wanting to be a good person that it makes you really admire and relate to her. The book is very descriptive and I felt like I was standing right beside the characters the whole time. If you like books like Graceling then you'll love this series.

The only complaint I have is at times days would pass in a sentence and I wish at those times that she would have kept the story going. I probably wouldn't have picked this book up on my own because I don't like the cover very much. Other than that this book is a must read and I'm going to read the rest of Shannon Hale's books as soon as I can. I can just image Enna's tale is going to be great because she is such a descriptive character.

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Shannon hales books

I absolutely loved the three other books in the series. they were amazing. i cant wait till this next comes out.

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Forest Born

It took me a while to read this book. I had really thought it would be just as good as River Secrets, which I just finished reading. But it was dry in some places, and I don't really like Rin very much. When a book has a character that I like to read about, or that I can connect with, it's just a lot more enjoyable for me to read. But I was slightly disappointed with this book. Out of all of the Bayern Books, this was my least favorite. I think it had SOME good parts, which is why I gave it a three. Also, if you've read the other Books of Bayern, you shouldn't overlook this one. I still think you should read it, just be kind of prepared. It might get boring.

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OH MY FREAKING WORD!!

I <3 the Books of Bayern soo much. BUt I was worried when I picked this up. I said, a new character? Can she do it?
SHE DID!
Rin was so amazingg, not to mention the full return of Razo, Isi, Enna, Dasha, Finn, and Geric. Plus little Tusken! Got to love him!
Read it, my friends, you'll love it.
But only if you've read the others first!

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Thank God Above

I am beyond excited. I love the books of Bayern and was so sad because I thought she was down writing about them. Goose Girl is my favorite book ever. I reread it every year. I can't wait till this book comes out. I'm jumping with joy on the inside. The books are just incredible. I love the characters, especially Razo and I love the way she rights about the connection between Isi, Enna, and Dasha. It makes it seem so much more real and possible to think of the characters not as having special powers but as being able to hear and speak to the forces of nature. It's absolutely brilliant. I can't wait. I am so pre-ordering this.

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I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I absolutely LOVE the books of Bayern! I had thought River Secrets was the last one, but then I found about Forest Born! I'm sure Forest Born will be as good as the others. I cannot wait until it comes out!
My favorite book of all time is Enna Burning (though it's almost a tie with River Secrets) The first time I read Goose Girl I completely fell in love with the series and the characters!

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OH my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

holy crap i can't wait! i thought Shannon Hale had finished with the series! oh i am so excited! She captured my heart and made me fall in love with the characters in the first book and it only gets better from there!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 yay!

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BEST BOOK EVER

This book is dazzling and amazing! No book I've read in my life has had me so hooked ( except the hunger games pls. Read). I feel like crying every time I can't read it. This is an amazing book that would be stupid to not read. Wish i could give it ten million stars.

Rorest

All i wish is that this book would have a better enbing.

AMAZING! I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!!!!! Shanon Hale is one of THE BEST authors ever.

This is the BEST out of all of Shanon Hale's books, in my opinion! I could NOT put it down!!!!! One thing about it is that if you haven't read the other previous books, it might be a bit confusing; so i would recomend reading them first (If not all of them, even just reading the Goose Girl would be helpful, just to let you get to know the characters). All in all, it is a GREAT book, i would recomend it to anyone! An awesome read from beginning to end :D

Fantastic but.....

This is an amazing book, but all the errors make it hard to read, like the random capital letters or the spaces in the middle of the words.

Q?

I have read the goose girl, enna burning and river secrets. Ihope that this book will be just as good as the others. Knowing shannon hale it will be a fantastic book for sure!

Highly recommended!

Shannon Hale is one of the best young adult fiction writers ever! She carefully crafts her stories and hooks you right from the start.

Wonderful

This is 1 of the best books i have ever read! I hope you enjoy it like I did.

Awesome

I read this book and totaly loved it... cant wait to read the others

Enna

It was an awsome book

loved it!!!

i read it in a day i loved it so much!!!!

Really good!!!!

Shannon Hale is the best author ever!! Her stories seem so real, you can lose yourself in them! Keep on writing Shannon! You're my all time favorite author!!! - a fan

LOVED THIS BOOK!!

This is a great book. I really don't like fantasy books but this one has changed my opinion on fantasy books. I got lost in the magic of this book. I felt like I was really in the book. This book was a little slow at first but it got better. It showed a lot about friendship and courage. The word choice is really good. There was no swearing in it. When Shannon Hale described places in the book, I could picture the places in my head. Shannon Hale puts in lots of detail in all of her books. This book was really easy to read but it was fun to read. The only thing I didn't like about this book is it follows the same outline of her other books. The adventure would be the same but with different characters. There would be twists here and there. It was really predictable of what was going to happen next. I really don't like books that are predictable but this book has an EXCEPTION. The main character is Rin, who is a teenage girl trying to find where she belongs in the world. Her family thinks she is a quiet girl doing what she is told. Everybody thinks of her has her ma's shadow. They are always telling her that she will be just like her ma someday but inside she wants to quit being her ma's shadow and be her real self. Some of the important characters are: Isi, who is Queen of Bayern. She has wind and fire speaking. Dasha has water and fire speaking. Enna also has wind and fire speaking. Rin leaves home and goes tot the castle to see if she can find where she belongs. These three girls befriend Rin and help her find her true self. When another queen steals Isi's son, these four girls go and find Isi's son. When they find out who the Queen is, Isi and Enna tremble with fear. It is an old enemy of theirs. Selia has the gift of people speaking. She can make people do things for her with just her words. The story is basically about these four girls trying to get Isi's son back. They come across different trials along the way. While during the journey Rin finds where she belongs in the world. She is ready to go home and be herself. The setting is in Bayern and the Castle of Kin. The time is during summer. I loved how this book showed about friendship. Their friendship kept growing through out their journey. It also showed a lot about courage. Rin was willing to risk her life to save her friends. Who today is willing to risk their life to save their friends life? This book reminded me of Old Yeller. Old Yeller risked his life to save his owner's life. I would recommend this book to anyone. This book is for both girls and boys, any age. I don't know if boys like fantasy but this is a book for them.

Plot Twist!

Whoa! Shannon Hale you are a genius! This book was such a satisfying conclusion to this series! I very much love your work. To anyone reading this I recommend reading the first three before reading this one. Such an invigorating story!