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** spoiler alert ** The Boy Who Was King
By Erin McLuckie Moya
Pages 107
Short Story

I received a ARC book by the author to read and give a honest opinion.

In writing this review I wanted to do it right after reading it while it was fresh in my mind. But I had to take a moment to collect my thoughts on what I had just read. The author warned me that this book may leave me in a puddle. So I knew going into it, it was going to be sad but I had no idea!. This is a book that makes you think after reading it. I found myself hating some of the characters and feeling horrible for Azure and the people around him.

Spoiler:

This book starts with a little boy who had an accident and after had no idea who he was. A kind hearted man found him and brought him back to his village where they welcomed him in. He was named Azure by a woman who took him in and made him her son they loved each other very much. Azure’s life seem to be normal and happy he had friends a woman that cared for him he made money that contributed to the family a dog what more could he ask for ? Then one day the kind man was found dead he was murdered and that starts a chain of horrible events. The village seems to change they started getting greedy and wanting more people where doing unspeakable acts to get want they wanted. Asher witnessed all this but couldn’t stop it from happening.
As I was reading I keep thinking at any moment Azure’s real family would find him but this book is not a happy ending book.