Director’s Note: Alyssa is back with another review! This one came as a recommendation from Lora. You can read Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawnson for yourself by reserving a copy in our online catalog: https://more.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S164C2407121 (We also own this title, and the others in the series! It is located in the Science Fiction & Fantasy section).
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This book gave me the feeling of not just the feeling of being part of a fairy tale, but the feelings of confusion and the value of morality. To start this review, let’s go over what I found confusing in Kill the Farm Boy. For example, how can someone be cursed and into a goat’s body? Isn’t there common courtesy that disapproves this? I found this as a meaning such as not everything, whether royalty or not, can come as you please. Also, if you’re the one being sacrificed, how can you not appreciate that you had a chance to live? And then we now turn to the value of morality side of the story. In reference to the morality part of the story, the only respectful and willing answer is the part where some people still had decisions of the goat’s death. This teaches us to be mindful of each decision we make, good or bad. As 2 finishing questions to end this review, why do we make inconsiderate choices to make us feel important? And what is the point of doing something even if people pressure you to do it?
Questions I have about this book:
- What is the goal if the farm boy was killed?
- When was life before the decision of killing the farm boy?
- Did this farm boy commit any crimes of some sort?
- What sacrifice was needed in their kingdom?
- Why did they imply that a sacrifice has to be done?
Things I’ve learned:
- Not everything can be yours, even if you’re a king.
- What the value of remembering that life is very challenging and isn’t something to take advantage of.
- Keeping a promise is harder than making one.
- Killing isn’t really something to do to plot revenge. It only makes us feel like we served a purpose within royalty.
- Trust is really fragile, because if you lose trust, then no one will stand up for you or even believe you.