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A review by starsbyname
The Raven by
5.0
I LOVED this book! It's been a while since I've picked up a work of fiction that's captured my attention and been next to impossible to put down. Suspense is woven through the pages (each chapter rotates to a different narrator, so I may or may not have had to glance ahead a couple chapters every time I finished a chapter)
• Samuel understands the beauty of unusual names (he wishes his middle name had been Danger)
• Raven has an amusing and entertaining way of looking at the world
• Trudi is resourceful, smart, and someone I now consider a personal friend
• *a certain unnamed character* turns out to be very different than what you expected
• references to The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (one of my favorite poems) are sprinkled throughout
But before you read this book, read Annabel Lee, the first in this series. Another great story with curious characters, suspense, Poe references, and a dog that I fell in love with. But has there ever been a dog I didn't love?
Overall, 5 stars!
(Wouldn't recommend this book for younger children though. Trudi and Samuel are divorced because of an affair, and references to that are repeated through the narrative. Would make a great read aloud though, skipping over those parts!)
• Samuel understands the beauty of unusual names (he wishes his middle name had been Danger)
• Raven has an amusing and entertaining way of looking at the world
• Trudi is resourceful, smart, and someone I now consider a personal friend
• *a certain unnamed character* turns out to be very different than what you expected
• references to The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (one of my favorite poems) are sprinkled throughout
But before you read this book, read Annabel Lee, the first in this series. Another great story with curious characters, suspense, Poe references, and a dog that I fell in love with. But has there ever been a dog I didn't love?
Overall, 5 stars!
(Wouldn't recommend this book for younger children though. Trudi and Samuel are divorced because of an affair, and references to that are repeated through the narrative. Would make a great read aloud though, skipping over those parts!)