Realm of Ruins by Hannah West - ESSENTIAL

Realm of Ruins (Nissera Chronicles #2) by Hannah West, 464 pages.  Holiday House, December 2018.  $19.

Language: PG (5 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: G

BUYING ADVISORY:  MS, HS - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

In the ages since Bristal was thrown into the pond and discovered her elicrin powers, elicrin powers have been harnessed, tamed, and doled out to those “in favor”. Valory only meant to support her best friend as she underwent her trial, but Valory touches the Waters and destroys them, along with killing her friend.  Drawn into plots deeper than she can ever imagine, powerful people from the present and the past weave plots within plots.  Only three people in all the realms trust Valory’s twisted, different powers.  Everyone else is out to capture or kill her.

Huzzah!  West is a master weaver of stories!  I can’t imagine that there are only two books in this series, but where she will go from here I have absolutely no idea! There is a great scene when Valory encounters Callista, Bristol’s mother, whose elicrin power is to create time portals.

Cindy, Middle School Librarian