Comments on: The Secret of Raven Point

By: DoingDewey

DoingDewey — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:56:32 +0000

I hate characters who are just there to make you sad and it’s true that once you spot them, they don’t really accomplish anything. As soon as I realize that a character is just there to be killed off, I do my best not to get attached to them and it takes the emotional impact out of their death.

By: DoingDewey

DoingDewey — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:54:38 +0000

I’ve gotten on a bit of a WWII kick myself lately. I just love reading a bunch of books that relate to the same topic, whatever that topic is. It’s fun to see themes starting to emerge and to really get a feel for an era or subject by seeing several different perspectives. Plus, there’s some fantastic WWII fiction and non-fiction out there, so it’s easy to find good books about the time period.

By: DoingDewey

DoingDewey — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:53:03 +0000

It was so good! And if you like tear jerkers, you should pick this up. I don’t think I ever actually cried, but The Book Thief and The Last Unicorn are pretty much the only books that have ever made me cry, so that’s not saying much. It was definitely plenty sad, but also hopeful and for some reason, I never felt like the author was making things sad just for fun. Maybe because it all contributed to the way she was trying to portray the war? Whatever the reason, I thought it was very well done

By: DoingDewey

DoingDewey — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:49:15 +0000

Haha, nope, to each their own! When Rebecca and I were at ALA, we had a lot of conversations about how she liked her books more dark and depressing than I do and I could completely understand how she might want something a little less cliched than many happy endings are. Some of the best books where authors really push the boundaries can be dark and depressing and while those aren’t always my thing, this one was so well done it won me over despite my preference for more of a fairy-tale ending

By: DoingDewey

DoingDewey — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:46:10 +0000

I thought it was incredibly well done. It’s hard to say for sure what someone else will think, but I have a feeling this is one you’d like

By: Andi @ Estella's Revenge

Andi @ Estella's Revenge — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:28:42 +0000

This sounds truly awesome! I hadn’t heard of it before, so thanks for bringing it to my attention!

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 13:55:35 +0000

This sounds a good one, and written to be more realistic than just a good book. I think it’s silly, when a character is there to make you feel sad and it’s obvious, because it doesn’t really achieve anything.

By: Katie @ Words for Worms

Katie @ Words for Worms — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 01:21:44 +0000

This sounds awesome. I mean, I’m a sucker for a tear jerker, but I HATE feeling like I was intentionally manipulated into crying. I love it when a book feels real!

By: Shannon @ River City Reading

Shannon @ River City Reading — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 00:35:08 +0000

Is it bad that when you said it was dark and depressing, I wanted to read it more? I have a copy that I didn’t think I was going to get to right away, but you’ve really made me want to squeeze it in soon!

By: TracyK

TracyK — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 00:10:33 +0000

This is a time period I like to read about also. I will check out this book. Thanks for the review.