Wings Of Fire: The Dark Secret, By Ti T. Sutherland

Wings of Fire: the Dark Secret
By
Tui T. Sutherland
How would you feel if you were violently taken from your siblings and forced to live on an island across the world from them? That’s exactly what happened to Starflight in Wings of Fire: the Dark Secret by Tui T. Sutherland. Starflight, the main character, was stripped from his only known family (at that moment) and dumped on an active volcanic island where the mere smell of it hinted death. There, he realizes that his tribe, the NightWings, was slowly fading there and had a plan that would place his siblings and new friends in grave danger. Three elements that made this book so interesting are the setting, characters, and the conflict. The setting takes place in two areas: the volcanic island and the rainforest. Both places are on a landmass similar to Pangaea called Pyrrhia. The island is near the northern tip, near the Ice Kingdom and the Kingdom of the Sky, while the Rainforest Kingdom is in the south, near the Kingdom of the
The first scene took place on a strip of rock next to the lava river. Ochre and Flame are ordered to fight. Ochre quits, which counts as a loss, and Fatespeaker is thrown in. Viper begs to enter saying that she wants to kill Fatespeaker and is allowed. Starflight claims that it is not fair and is offered either to watch her lose and/or die or to jump in. he enters the fight, ramming into Viper causing her to slash Flame across the face. Flame stumbles from the blow, knocking Viper off balance into the lava. The second scene is the NightWing exodus. The NightWings are desperately trying to get into the rainforest and off of the island, which was bound to erupt any second. Most of the NightWings go through, and Starflight, Fatespeaker, and his siblings are left with one of their worst enemies, Morrowseer. Just then, the volcano explodes, possibly killing Morrowseer and permanently blinding