SuitabookHawthorn Crown
Helen Falconer
- Reading
- Pause after major shifts between the fairy and human worlds to compare what each girl is trying to protect. Discuss the meaning of heroism without assuming the war's outcome or either character's final choice.
- Themes
- Friendship and loyalty: Carla follows Aoife into danger, is sent back for her safety, and then faces separate responsibilities at home. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Heroism and responsibility: Aoife fights for the Hawthorn Crown while Carla uses ingenuity and skill to protect her village and boys. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Conflict between worlds: A promised war between humans and fairies reaches the fields of rural Ireland, while Carla defends the village she loves. The conflict is a major situation rather than a clearly evaluated position; its causes, fairness and consequences are not explained.
- Worth knowing
- Expect a fantasy world containing fairies, monsters, changeling girls, demons and death, alongside an explicitly promised war. The intensity, detail and eventual consequences of these elements are not clear.