A Brave Adventure for Families: The Green Ember Series

The Green Ember Series by S.D. Smith

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Quick Summary

Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade, Medieval, Talking Characters

Recommended Age: 10+

Possibly Concerning Content* (details below)

🤬 Language: none

❤️ Romance: No physical intimacy

🛡️Violence: Characters perish. Injuries described. No gore.

‼️Head's up: Magical sword. Allegory for Heaven. Slavery.

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Review

It's rare to come across a book that feels both timeless and fresh, but the Green Ember Series by S. D. Smith is both. It's a story about finding the courage to stand against the darkness, and it's great for all ages (though we recommend upper middle grade readers). The allegory of The Mended Wood really resonated with us as Christian readers. We listed to all four books on audiobook and often sat in the car after arriving home to finish just one more chapter.

Blurb

When their parents are kidnapped by villainous wolves, siblings Picket and Heather are swept into an underground rebellion against Morbin Blackhawk, a raptor who has enslaved rabbits from every kingdom. It’s time to fight back. War rages, lives are lost, friendships are forged, betrayals come to light and courage is found in this upper middle grade fantasy adventure about finding hope in the darkness and never giving up.

If you like...

• Books like Narnia and Redwall

• Battle Bunnies! Or rather, talking animals that wear clothes and use tools.

• Fantasy adventures with quests and epic battles

• Upper Middle Grade reads (might be too scary for lower middle grade. See P.C.C.)

• Light romance (no kisses but there are relationships)

• Cleary good heroes vs clearly evil villains

• Happy endings

• Books written by a Christian author

• Christian themes of loyalty, redemption, and sacrifice

  
  

Possibly Concerning Content*

Click dropdown for details (possible spoilers).

🤬 Language: none

❤️ Romance: No physical intimacy

🛡️Violence: Characters perish. Injuries described. No gore.

Possible Spoilers

• There is a war so there are injuries and deaths (including of major characters) but nothing is described in detail and there is no gore.

• In book three, it appears as if rabbits have a sickness that is spread between them as a plague - it's fake.

• Violence but no worse than Chronicles of Narnia

‼️Head's up: Magical sword. Allegory for Heaven. Slavery.

Possible Spoilers

• Allegory for Heaven: The bunnies believe in 'The Mended Wood,' a place they once lived and are hoping to return to where rabbits live for centuries and there is peace. They sing songs and trade stories about it and say, 'Look to the Mending' as a battle/rally cry.

• There is a magical sword that is cursed. It can cut through anything and cannot be destroyed. The more the sword is used, the more it corrupts its wielder.

• Hawks put rabbits into slave camps and make them work.

Grab your copy on Amazon*

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📍*Possibly Concerning Content Disclaimer: I try my best to include all relevant content notes, or possibly concerning content, but I may not catch everything and/or you may feel things are concerning that I do not. Please research individually if you’re sensitive to specific topics/subjects! 📍

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