Runa

by J. Alison James

Looking forward to celebrating her thirteenth birthday at her grandfather's home on the island of Gotland in Sweden, Runa, a girl from Vermont, soon comes face to face with the rites of her Viking ancestors.

138 pages, Library Binding

First published April 1, 1993

Reviews

[SmokingMirror · Rating 2 out of 5]

Do not confuse with Black Runa or Blue Runa the way I did; those appear to be in a completely different realm of book experience. Runa gives a good sense of place on the small, Swedish island on which the story unfolds, but the danger does not quite attain an interesting intensity, nor does the plot adequately resolve all the pieces presented. Perhaps I wanted a more straightforward good vs. evil plot, and the author instead gave more of a New Age solution to how to respond to malicious threats.

[Elizabeth]

Runa by J. Alison. James (1993), 1st ed.

[Lena · Rating 3 out of 5]

I only gave it three stars because I loved the language used, but it seemed like it was trying to be realistic but really wasn't. I need a little help with books that have changing genres.