House of the Star by: Caitlin Brennan

Summary: Ymbria and Caledon have been bitter rivals for centuries, so what happens when Ymbira sends Princess Elen to try and make peace with a Caledonian? Even as bait, she is still excited to go visit the House of Star. Her dream has always been to become a worldrunner and now she can fulfill her wish. On her journey, she meets a worldrunner named Blanca, but will Blanca's wisdom be enough to save the worldroads? Elen can only hope that she won't fail, or kill the Caledonian she has to make peace with. 


Review: There are a lot of hard things to do in life, but making peace with your bitterest rival can be a nearly impossible challenge. Elen is under the impression that she is being sent into a forced marriage as a peace offering. I can't imagine being forced to do something like that. The book gave the true meaning of trust and friendship out to the 2 of them, but of course nothing would turn out like that. This was Caitlin Brennan's first young adult book, and I think she did a really good job writing it. Maybe a bit more action would have made the story more lively, but the replacement for that was the action and tension between Elen and "it".  I honestly think this is a good book and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good book to read, or anyone who likes traveling to different magical lands.