SuitabookKondorkinder 2
Sabrina Železný
- Reading
- If the prospect of a character being told he will die feels intense, discuss that premise before reading. You could pause afterwards to talk about how the book handles the threat and ritual.
- Themes
- A fatal curse and the quest to break it: Matteo is told that a curse from a library book means he will soon die; a journey and an old ritual are presented as part of the possible remedy. The premise places a serious threat at the centre of a fantasy adventure, but does not show how the story evaluates the healer or ritual.
- Stories as living beings: Malinka must regain her storytelling gift and win the trust of a particular story; the Mirror Book is described as a refuge for lost stories. The premise gives stories agency within its fantasy world and makes trust part of Malinka’s task.
- Worth knowing
- Matteo is told he will soon die, and the plot includes a curse and an old healing ritual. These elements may make the adventure feel perilous; their intensity and detail are unclear.