Forest Born

Hey, sorry this post is so late; my Internet's been acting up. Anyways, the fourth and final book in the Books of Bayern is Forest Born.

This book's protagonist is Rinna, but believe me when I say we get plenty of time with our former lovable characters as well. This book kind of ties everything together.

Rinna is Razo's little sister, but that's about all anyone really knows about her. Rinna doesn't really let anyone see her for who she really is because, frankly, she's afraid of herself. So instead of being herself, she tends to reflect the personalities of those with whom she associates, especially her mother.

But at the point at which the book begins, Rinna is not just afraid; she's scared to death for her life and doesn't know why.

So she runs.

Rinna eventually finds herself invaluable to the queen of Bayern, but it does nothing to ease her terror and dread. She saves lives, but the method she used to do so makes her want to curl up and wither away.

And then she finally learns the reason why, but putting a name to her terror only petrifies her even more.

This book definitely has a darker tone throughout than any of the other books. And I must admit, that's probably the reason I don't particularly care for Rinna, even though she does eventually blossom into a wonderful young woman who knows her place in the world and is comfortable with it.

All in all, a pretty good book. Hopefully there will be more to come, though. I would really like to get to know Rinna better now that she's confronted who she is and realizes that that's not the end of the world.