Kira is an orphan with a big heart and a twisted leg. She lives in a world where the weak are cast aside. Where the unwanted are sent to the Field and never seen again. Where no questions are asked. Where the all-powerful Council of Guardians can create dreams... or smash them.
Vandara would like nothing better than to see Kira dead... especially so she can have the property that Kira lives off of. Her plans are to fence in animals and children on it... to keep them out of trouble.
The hate in Vandara's heart is so great that she brings it up with the Council of Guardians, resulting in half win, half loss. She gets her coveted property, but she does not, however, get to see Kira dead.
Vandara doesn't hesitate to remind Kira that if it weren't for her mother fighting the law, Kira would already be dead, a fact that she already knows all too well.
Now without parents or home, Kira is put up in a building with two other people, Thomas, the carver, and somebody else... a little girl with a talent for singing... that she isn't supposed to know about...
Kira's mother was a gifted weaver and passed on the talent into her daughter. But her daughter's talents go far beyond anything she was ever taught...
Kira's gift for weaving is the only thing keeping her alive...
No one can know her plans to find the truth about her world.
My thoughts:
Wow was this an interesting book!
Gathering Blue has some very excellent points. It doesn't really seem to ever get fully explained, though. The end makes you think there might be a sequel, but sadly, there is not. If you think about it, The Giver (which I reviewed HERE), could be a sequel, but not really.
Gathering Blue is not a supernatural book, but it is certainly not natural either. :) It's... odd.
Anyway, the characters are really well written. Their personalities can be almost confusing at times! :)
Objectional Content:
Language: None.
Romance/Sexual Content: A little boy thinks Kira should marry someone.
Violence: There may have been some fighting.
Drugs/Alcohol: None.
Layla speaking. Ummm... this book is the sequel to the giver. There are four books in the series. They are all great.
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