Alexis T. (Kyrissaean) reviewed on 6/22/2007 + 164 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

It's the strangest thing. Whenever I see a copy of this book I feel compelled to buy it. Mel Gibson's character in Conspiracy Theory was the same way with Catcher in the Rye. I don't get it, since it's hardly the only book I've ever really enjoyed, but I guess this is one I must really want to share!

I love this book. It's techinically a young adult novel with a slight touch of fantasy, but it's not kiddie fare. The main character is great, and her transformation from teen to young woman is well done and fun to watch. There's also the transformation of a villian, moral dilemmas, a little romance, and a huge - but secret! - mystery to be solved! Or should it be solved? This is a smile of a book that I would have loved as a young teenager and love now.

The only odd thing is that the very last chapter of the book has a disjointed quality, as if it was meant to be tacked on later like an epilogue although it clearly isn't. I wasn't disappointed with the storyline, but it seems like the transition to the end of the book could have been smoothed out just a little...

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