with convincing depth, and offers up documentary social detail that reeks of freshly raked muck. "Stays with you long after the conventional thriller is forgotten." - The Washington Post Book World "Lisa See is one of the classier practitioners of. In the end, she solves a mystery as big, unruly, and complex as China itself. Getting to the bottom of ever-spiraling events, Hulan unearths more scandals, confronts more murderers, and revives tragic memories that shake her tormented marriage to its core. And haunting Hulan's investigation is the possible theft of ancient dragon bones that might alter the history of civilization itself. The case starts at a rally for a controversial cult that ends suddenly in bloodshed, and leads to the apparent murder of an American archaeologist, which officials want to keep quiet. Now her latest case finds her trapped between her country's distant past and her own recent history.
Liu Hulan is the Inspector in China's Ministry of Public Security whose tough style rousts wrongdoers and rubs her superiors the wrong way. I would rate this book a strong eight out of ten and would recommend the story to middle schoolers.ĭragon Bones and the rest of the Unwateds Quests series is available for checkout from the Mission Viejo Library.In a magnificent land where myth mixes treacherously with truth, one woman is in charge of telling them apart. The ending was cliche and expected, but that was the only problem I had with the book. I like how the author switched perspectives between the two twins, so you could see what was going on in each of their lives. Overall, I thought this book was very well written. Little do they know, Thisbe and a friend of hers that she met while captive, had already escaped and are trying to survive until help arrives. They quickly lose their confidence and are forced to retreat, leaving Thisbe behind. Without their magic, Fifer’s group loses all their fighting ability. Eventually, Alex is killed and because he is the lead wizard, once he is gone, all of the magic the group used no longer works. Alex, Fifer’s brother and lead wizard, starts to fight the Reviner but is quickly overrun. Everything is going as planned until the gang encounters the Reviner. The climax of the story is when Fifer gathers a group of her friends, who try to find and rescue Thisbe.
The story follows both girls, switching perspectives and showing the reader the struggles of both girls. Thisbe has been captured by the evil Reviner and must be rescued. The story follows two young twins, Thisbe and Fifer. The last book I finished before my winter break was Dragon Bones, part of the The Unwanteds Quest Series written by Lisa McMann.
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