S: What do you mean? Do you think the language was a bit old fashioned? One of the main issues I had with this book was that the style of writing felt unfamiliar to me. M: Yes, I found it a little difficult sometimes, but overall the plot is actually quite interesting. S: I know you had some difficulty following some of the plot at times, and you did not always enjoy the book. Pretty strange turn of events, and kind of confusing at times… There is an unexpected villain, someone we trust who turns out to be one of the Dark Lords. Eventually though, the Dark does rise, and things look pretty bad for a while.

The magical item is a sword made by the king of the Lost Land, and after some challenges, they manage to get it. M: Bran and Will, two of the characters we met in some of the earlier books, go to a different realm, the Lost Land, to obtain the last magic item the Light needs in its war against the Dark. The Light represents good and the Dark is evil. The series is about the ultimate battle between the Light and the Dark. Marshmallow: Silver on the Tree is the fifth and the last book in the series The Dark Is Rising. Sprinkles: So Marshmallow, tell me about this book. Marshmallow reviews Silver on the Tree by Susan Cooper. You can see Marshmallow’s reviews of the first four books here: Over Sea, Under Stone, The Dark is Rising, Greenwitch, and The Grey King. Sprinkles, who has also read the series recently, is taking notes and asking questions. Today she is finally ready to discuss the fifth and last book, Silver on the Tree, for the book bunnies blog. This year Marshmallow has reviewed the first four books of Susan Cooper’s classic The Dark Is Rising series.

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