Review: Anya and the Nightingale
Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack Category: Middle Grade Reviewer: Kathy Bloomfield Buy at Bookshop.org The characters from "Anya and the Dragon" – Anya (the girl), Ivan (the fool), and Håkon (the dragon) – are back, this time on a quest to find Anya's Papa and return him home. Finding themselves unexpectedly in Kiev, they agree to rid the kingdom of the Nightingale, a forest elf who is causing a lot of damage. Upon further research, they discover that the Nightingale, whose name is Alfrecht, is trying to free his brother, Wielaf, from the Kiev castle dungeon. The trio, now with Alfrecht, find their way into the dungeons, locate Wielaf, and are met with an angry, evil monster they must defeat in order to leave. The battle is vicious, frightening, and ultimately successful. While reading the first book is not mandatory, it would be helpful just to know the characters and their backgrounds (which are only slightly reviewed.) In addition, there are a lot of loose