Summer Reading post 4

What really drew me to this book was the tittle. I was at the store and had barely enough time to skim the list. The tittle really jumped out at me saying a bold statement “I AM THE MESSENGER”. It was between I Am the Messenger and Looking for Alaska. I had known that Markus Zusak was a known author so I went with him. After picking up the book and reading the back cover I had a good idea I would enjoy the book. And I’m not going to lie I did. But there were parts I did not like. I did not like in the beginning when he was very focused about sex. However the rest of the books awesome plot and plot twists literally left me thinking hard at the end. Who would I recommend this book to? Anyone over the age of 13 who likes a good book with very nice character development and loves a good mystery with a few plot twists (the book has a few). There were necessarily slow parts which I got sick of fast. But in the end it made for a much better story plot. Overall I enjoyed this summer reading project! I learned to love a new kind of book as well.

Summer Reading (post 3)

My book: I Am the Messenger has a few excellent “hooking” parts that are kind of sprinkled through the book. The first chapter got me hooked enough to read for a few more then he receives the first “card “and I got hooked more etc. A good example pf the first few hooks go as shown. Ed is involved in stopping a back robbery becoming a little bit more known. Ed receives a playing card in the mail with three addresses and three times on them. He ends up helping a teen with stress, helping an old woman with her Alzheimer’s and stopping a rape case. The book and plot starts to slow down a little and focusing more on the characters and their relationships. Ed has a huge crush on Audrey which may or may not develop into something more (not giving spoilers) and he and his friends come closer. Then he receives another card, (I don’t want to give away too much about this one.) The biggest part of the whole book is the last card. At each address or place or riddle there has been someone he has to help, someone in need, or someone who he helped change, the last address, is his.