Book blog #3

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness:
Wolf Brother
By
Michelle Paver

I actually really liked this book to. My aunt recommended to me because I like to read books about wildlife and weird ways people can twist the world to make it dark, magical, happy but yet sad, enchanting, and I love to see the good bonds between humans and wildlife. Also native tribes are really fascinating to me because of how they used everything and all the rituals they did were beyond anything I could think of. This book really showed how much the Earth and nature meant to Native Americans. Even though it wasn’t displayed in a real life world it still showed the passion and love the Indians had for the land. I really liked how the book is based about a boy named Torak and how he finds he’s guide that he hates at first but then loves with every bit of he’s heart. He’s guide or better known as he’s pack brother wolf (which is a real wolf, he finds as a cub after he’s family drowns) he’s Torak along he’s journey to find the mountain of the world spirit to stop a demonic bear from destroying the world. I don’t know about you but I really liked the whole entire story and can’t wait to read the rest of the books. This book is the first of a series of 4. I can’t wait to read what adventures Torak and wolf go onto next. I would recommend this book to anyone that loves animals, nature, stories of the Native Americans, mysteries of the wilderness, strong bonds between animals and humans, and to who ever just loves an absolute fantastic book. Its defiantly a book that you can’t put down, its that amazing.

Throughout the story Torak evolves into a brilliant young man while the keen skills of a wolf, with the help of he’s pack brother wolf and a few other people he meets along the way. The first key event that really changes Torak is the death of he’s father. Before he’s father was killed by the bear Torak was just a kid that was a loner like he’s father. He didn’t have a true tribe but he belonged to the wolf clan. After he’s father died he was completely alone in the woods and he was forced to grow up. At first it was extremely difficult for Torak to survive on he’s own. Then he found wolf, at first he was going to kill him because he needed food, but something wouldn’t let him do it. Torak blamed it on the rule were you can’t kill your clan animal unless it was an absolute must, but really some where deep inside him wouldn’t let him do it because it knew this was he’s guide. Those were 2 of the major changes in Torak’s life that really made him evolve into who he is to become later and that was basically just the first 3 chapters. Then when Torak gets captured by another tribe he starts to realize who he is and what he is meant to do. Some where deep inside of him he was changing and becoming a man with special gifts that are yet unseen. He is the chosen who, the only one that can stop the bear from destroying the lands they live on. I think this is a very good book and I hope the rest of the series is as good as this one.

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