This is the first book in a trllogy. Snail is a midwife’s apprentice. She is unusual because she has one blue eye
and one green, red hair, too-round ears, and is clumsy. Aspen is a Seelie prince being held hostage
in the Unseelie court to defend against the possibility of war. The queen is about to give birth and Snail is
part of one of the possible teams who will assist until an unfortunate incident
and Snail finds herself in danger of being executed, along with the rest of the
team. Aspen has been told that war
between the two courts is coming and he prepares to escape. He and Snail are thrown together by
circumstances and end up making the attempt together. Although Jane Yolen is usually very
entertaining, I didn’t like this book as well as many I’ve read. Kids who are really into faerie stories may
enjoy this book.
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