Aloren: The Estralony Cycle (Young Adult Fantasy Romance) (Young Adult Fairy Tale Retelling)

E. D. Ebeling

Sep 2014 · The Estralony Cycle Book 1 · Hippolyta Press

About this ebook

Set in an engrossing, fully realized fantasy world, Aloren is a romantic, young adult retelling of the classic fairy tale The Wild Swans.

Reyna Lauriad is a Gralde--her spirit grows from the ground in the form of a flower. She and her four brothers have been taught the risks associated with touching, even looking upon their birthflowers: strange maladies, potential madness. But when Reyna's brothers are bound by a deadly curse, she is forced to do the unthinkable: in order to break the curse she must pull her birthflowers from the ground.

*Strong language and violence*

Books in the Estralony Cycle:

Wind Over Bone

Aloren

Book details: Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations / Epic Fantasy, Romance, folktales, fairytales, novel

Ratings and reviews

It didn't hold my attention as well as I thought (so I had to have the book read out loud & skip over the songs). Also it was difficult to read & understand at times. Overall I enjoyed it, the protagonist & the other character kept you entertained to a certain extent. (Even though several of them were beyond annoying). At least things were resolved in the end though.

Can't seem to finish reading this book. At times it seems nonsensical. Frustratingly dull with no depth of character, im interested in the actual fairytale though i may have to find another version.

I liked this book. This fairy tale is one of my favorites and I enjoyed this version of it. I have read another version which I enjoyed more, but it was an adult book by a more experienced author not a young adult fantasy novel. I would read more however.

About the author

E. D. Ebeling lives in the north with her family. She has worked as a fine artist, jeweler, graphic designer, candy maker, and musician. Her favorite instrument is the banjo.