The Foretelling

by Alice Hoffman

Growing up the daughter of an Amazon queen who shuns her, Rain rebels against the ways of her tribe through her sister-like relationship with Io and her feelings for a boy from a tribe of wanderers.

• ISBN10: 1417826096
• ISBN13: 9781417826094
• Publish Date: 1 September 2006 (first published 1 September 2005)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 7 April 2021
• Imprint: Turtleback Books
• Edition: Turtleback School & Library ed.
• Format: Hardcover (Library Binding)
• Language: English

Reviews

[Artemis]

I'm a huge fan of Alice Hoffman ever since I first read Practical Magic. She has a way of telling stories that just appeals to me. However the foretelling just wasn't as interesting as I had hoped for. I couldn't connect to the characters like I'm usually able to but this was a slow build.

[ladygrey]

This is an interesting, very succinct book. And while I liked the characters and the world that was strongly evoked and the themes that were glanced over, there so little depth to it. Which, I get is the nature of the novella, but it kept me from really getting into it or saying I loved it. I can say I liked the themes, but I can't really say I liked the book.

Even so, I enjoyed reading about Rain and I liked the mythic nature of the story. There were times I wanted more of the story and times I was glad she alluded to things and glanced across them. It was a hard world but there were also things that were nearly beautiful.