Review of The Lost Years of Merlin Anthony Achurra P2

Anthony Achurra P2

The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron

I give this book 5 stars, I really enjoyed it. 

    The book starts out on a beach and ends on the island of Fincarya, a mystical island. 

    The main characters are:

• Emrys, also known as Merlin is the main character of the book.
• Branwen, who come to find is actually named Ellin of the sapphire eyes. She is the apparent mother of Emrys.
• Rhia is Emrys best friend. She is a forest girl meaning she has grown up in the forest. She can also talk to trees.
• Shimm, (although very little) is a giant that befriends Emrys and Rhia.

    The book starts out with Emrys washing ashore on an unknown island. As he looks along the beach he see's an oak tree, as he looks more to his left he see's a woman lying on the beach who had obviously washed ashore along with him. Emrys later finds out he has powers and accidentally kills his bully while becoming blind in the process. When Emrys finds out he has a second sight he leaves to discover his origins. This is where he meets Rhia and Shimm.

    The main conflict in the book is the king of Fancarya, Stangmar who is trying to destroy Fancarya by bring evil power over the island.

    Anyone who is into things that involve magic, journeys, and conflict would love this book.