Books from Before (2)

I liked the "Books from Before" idea, so I have decided to continue with it. In the previous post, I talked about Magic Under Glass and reposted something from a very short-lived "forerunner" of Bookworm Boulevard. In the same post on the old blog, I talked about The Light by D.J. MacHale, so I'm going to share that one with you today. (Don't worry, these won't all be repostings of old stuff.)

What I Said: 
THE LIGHT was written by D. J. MacHale, who also wrote the wonderful sci-fi/fantasy/adventure Pendragon series. THE LIGHT was a really strange book that took me a little bit to get into, but in the end, I really enjoyed it and I'll definitely read the second one when it comes out.

The book is about Marshall ("Marsh") Seaver, a quiet boy with one real friend who lives alone with his father because his mom died. He's planning a wonderful summer vacation, but then two strange things happen: Marsh's best friend Cooper disappears, and the scary comic-book super-villain that Marsh has been doodling everywhere starts appearing in real life. When it starts becoming clear that the two occurrences are related, Marsh has to team up with Cooper's sister Sydney to find out what happened to his best friend and put a stop to Gravedigger (the super-villain)'s dangerous behaviors.

I can't count the number of times I said "This book is so weird" while I was reading it, but in the end, I did think it was a good book and it definitely kept me reading. THE LIGHT was full of mystery and creepiness and adventure, and Marsh is a pretty well-developed character. It plays with your mind and makes you want to find out what happens. There are definitely a few plot holes that need to be addressed and hopefully will be later in the series, but it's definitely worth reading. You can find out more about stuff at D. J. MacHale's website. 


The Light was a fun read and I will be looking for the sequel, The Black, in April. Apparently the sequel will be told from Cooper's POV, so that should be interesting. D. J. MacHale has some fun stuff - if you haven't read anything by him, definitely fix that. :)