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- Title: Hidden: An Irish Princess' Tale (Hush #2)
- Author: Donna Jo Napoli
- Publisher: Simon and Schuster
- Publication Date: 2014
- Pages: 384
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- Recommended Age(s): 13+
- First Read: 2015
- Source: Library
- Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 stars
This is a companion book to Napoli's other novel, Hush. Hidden focuses on Brigid, an Irish princess who gets kidnapped by slave traders but managed to escape. Her sister Melkorka (who is the heroine of the novel Hush) does not escape however and Brigid focuses all of her energy into locating her sister so that they be reunited again.
If you're looking for a spunky, absolutely kick-ass heroine, then Brigid is your girl. She takes no dirt from anybody and from the tender age of eight, becomes one of the most clever book heroines that I have ever read about. I love all of the adventures that Brigid goes on to find her sister, and I have to admire her bravery when she's faced with circumstances that other people may have run from.
My favorite part of this book is when Brigid and her gang of gal pirates embody the Robin Hood spirit, stealing back slaves from the slave captors and returning the would-be slaves back to their homes. I wish there was more of that because that's when Brigid's spirit was really on display.
And though I did like the overall composition of this book, I was highly disappointed with the ending of the book, and this was why I bumped my rating down from what would have been a four star rating. The ending came rushing at me so fast that I couldn't really fathom that after all this time, after all she had done to find her sister Melkorka, that was how the book was going to end. I also wished, as I said earlier, that the book could have spent more time on Brigid's life as a young adult, instead of a child. I do get why there was so much time spent in early childhood and adolescence-because that's when she was kidnapped, but there was just so much more potential in her young adulthood.
But all that being said, I did think this was a pretty enjoyable read and I would certainly read even more by Napoli and if there was yet another book in this series, I would pick it up as well. It was really Brigid's spirit and her tenacity to survive that made me keep reading and in the case of this book, the journey is certainly worth more than the destination.
If you're looking for a spunky, absolutely kick-ass heroine, then Brigid is your girl. She takes no dirt from anybody and from the tender age of eight, becomes one of the most clever book heroines that I have ever read about. I love all of the adventures that Brigid goes on to find her sister, and I have to admire her bravery when she's faced with circumstances that other people may have run from.
My favorite part of this book is when Brigid and her gang of gal pirates embody the Robin Hood spirit, stealing back slaves from the slave captors and returning the would-be slaves back to their homes. I wish there was more of that because that's when Brigid's spirit was really on display.
And though I did like the overall composition of this book, I was highly disappointed with the ending of the book, and this was why I bumped my rating down from what would have been a four star rating. The ending came rushing at me so fast that I couldn't really fathom that after all this time, after all she had done to find her sister Melkorka, that was how the book was going to end. I also wished, as I said earlier, that the book could have spent more time on Brigid's life as a young adult, instead of a child. I do get why there was so much time spent in early childhood and adolescence-because that's when she was kidnapped, but there was just so much more potential in her young adulthood.
But all that being said, I did think this was a pretty enjoyable read and I would certainly read even more by Napoli and if there was yet another book in this series, I would pick it up as well. It was really Brigid's spirit and her tenacity to survive that made me keep reading and in the case of this book, the journey is certainly worth more than the destination.
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