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Gray Wolf Island
by Tracey Neithercott
Rating: 3/5
Genre: YA Mystery
Recommended Age: 15+ (murder, death, and morality)
I received a free copy of this book thanks to KidLitExchange. All opinions are my own.
Right before Sadie died, she begged her sister, Ruby, to do the one thing she could never do herself: Find the treasure on Gray Wolf Island.
With just a mysterious treasure map as a guide, Ruby reluctantly allows some friends to join her on the hunt, each of whom is touched by magic: a boy allegedly born to a virgin, a girl who never sleeps, a boy who can foresee his own death, and a boy with deep ties to the island. Each of them is also keeping a secret--something they'll have to reveal in order to reach the treasure.
As the secrets come to light, Ruby will have to decide: Can she make peace with her friends' troubled pasts and continue to trust them? Can she forgive herself for doing the unspeakable? Deep in the wilderness of Gray Wolf Island, Ruby's choices will determine if they make it out with the treasure--or merely with their lives. - Amazon.com
I have never been one for treasure hunting books. The Goonies? Never watched it. Treasure Island? I have read the book (surprisingly when I was 8!) but did I really enjoy it? No (but I did learn how to curse. That was an exciting time for my mother and me). That being said I thought this would be the book that would break my non-excitement of treasure hunting books, but it didn't. The book was really hard to get through and I basically skimmed the last 150 pages of it. For it's benefit the book is exciting for those who like slow burning mysteries and who enjoy the journey rather than the prize. But for me there were too many dislikes about this book.
I felt that the characters were very flat. They didn't seem to have any depth to them in my opinion. The beginning, which should be the part that sucks you into a book, was horribly slow for me. And the book hinted at magical realism, but I didn't see any. This book focused a lot on Ruby's turmoil over her sister's death and I get she's upset but the amount of times it's brought up and mentioned makes what could have been a fun book about treasure and friendship into a book you read to have a good cry with.
Verdict: This was definitely not the book I expected it to be and I didn't enjoy the surprise of what I got instead. If you really enjoy contemporaries or slow burning mysteries or books you can cry over, then this book is for you.
Genre: YA Mystery
Recommended Age: 15+ (murder, death, and morality)
I received a free copy of this book thanks to KidLitExchange. All opinions are my own.
Right before Sadie died, she begged her sister, Ruby, to do the one thing she could never do herself: Find the treasure on Gray Wolf Island.
With just a mysterious treasure map as a guide, Ruby reluctantly allows some friends to join her on the hunt, each of whom is touched by magic: a boy allegedly born to a virgin, a girl who never sleeps, a boy who can foresee his own death, and a boy with deep ties to the island. Each of them is also keeping a secret--something they'll have to reveal in order to reach the treasure.
As the secrets come to light, Ruby will have to decide: Can she make peace with her friends' troubled pasts and continue to trust them? Can she forgive herself for doing the unspeakable? Deep in the wilderness of Gray Wolf Island, Ruby's choices will determine if they make it out with the treasure--or merely with their lives. - Amazon.com
I have never been one for treasure hunting books. The Goonies? Never watched it. Treasure Island? I have read the book (surprisingly when I was 8!) but did I really enjoy it? No (but I did learn how to curse. That was an exciting time for my mother and me). That being said I thought this would be the book that would break my non-excitement of treasure hunting books, but it didn't. The book was really hard to get through and I basically skimmed the last 150 pages of it. For it's benefit the book is exciting for those who like slow burning mysteries and who enjoy the journey rather than the prize. But for me there were too many dislikes about this book.
I felt that the characters were very flat. They didn't seem to have any depth to them in my opinion. The beginning, which should be the part that sucks you into a book, was horribly slow for me. And the book hinted at magical realism, but I didn't see any. This book focused a lot on Ruby's turmoil over her sister's death and I get she's upset but the amount of times it's brought up and mentioned makes what could have been a fun book about treasure and friendship into a book you read to have a good cry with.
Verdict: This was definitely not the book I expected it to be and I didn't enjoy the surprise of what I got instead. If you really enjoy contemporaries or slow burning mysteries or books you can cry over, then this book is for you.