Nocturne
By Louise Cooper

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Anna Stein
7th Grade
Van Antwerp Middle School

This was a good fantasy. It was really great to read and I enjoyed learning about the woman, Indigo, and her companion, Grimya.
This story was about Indigo. She was a princess, but foolishly, she let escape from a crumbling old tower, seven evils which destroyed her family. She was granted immortality for the time being, until she destroyed the seven evils . Then she would be able to age. With her was the mystical wolf, Grimya, who was also immortal. The princess had then tossed aside her inheritance, changing her royal name to Indigo, and began her journey to seek out the evils.
Indigo met up with a family of traveling performers, and decided to stay with them until she found the third evil, but she didn't realize that they were headed right toward the third evil, in the little town they would next perform in.
When a mysterious plague spreads through the town, and a black forest grows up beyond the village borders, Indigo and two of the performers venture into the forest to stop the third evil, save Grimya, who is lost in the forest, and help Charity, a performer, before the plague kills her.
I liked this book. It was very original, and I got caught up in events that were happening. It was MUCH different from real life, and I couldn't believe how anyone could create such a world. I would encourage anyone who is interested in fantasy to read this book, or maybe another one of the books in its series.

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