Publisher: Suzanne
Turner Publishing
Publication Date: May 8, 2011
Publication Date: May 8, 2011
Reviewer: Carissa
Summary:
After
the inexplicable disappearance of Lilly Taylor's parents, she has no choice but
to move to Canada where she unravels some frightening yet intriguing family
secrets... Her whole life had been based on a lie. Lilly had grown up in a
loveless home with a father who she had barely ever seen and a mother who
was... well, not very motherly. After they mysteriously disappear without a
trace, Lilly is sent to Canada where she finds a whole new way of life. A life
filled with love and people who care for her. But that's not all she discovers,
Lilly also finds out that she isn't who, or what, she thinks she is. Lilly has
a very special ability and it's just a matter of time before her true self
starts to shine. And when it does, her life will never be the same again. Raven
is a fantasy novel for children and young adults set in the beautiful province
of British Columbia.
Review: Raven is not your
typical werewolf/vampire/changeling paranormal type book (thank God!): Raven is
exquisitely different.
Lilly
Taylor lives with her blunt mean mother along with the father she rarely sees.
Lilly’s life with her mother is horrible. Her childhood of carefree fun is
nonexistent. Lilly’s only friend is December, the funky new girl at school. Her
life goes on like clockwork, until one day her mother is gone.
Lilly is shipped
off to her Canadian grandfather (who she doesn’t know) and Lilly finds she has
family, and lots of it! For once in her life, Lilly is submersed in love and
warmth. Lilly really connects with her senior (in high school!) cousin Jo, and
the pair quickly becomes friends.
As
well as her newfound family, Lilly discovers the family secret: the world is
full of paranormal creatures. Surprisingly, she takes this somewhat in stride.
They then go on to explain that Lilly’s cold, heartless “mother” is a witch,
and as if that not bad enough, she killed Lilly’s real mother and elder sister.
Again, she’s a little shaken, but not that disturbed, oddly. Then, her grandfather tells her that mother’s
family had the ability to turn into certain felines and that her father’s into
a raven. Oh, and, by the way, soon you might become a changeling like your
parents.
I
really enjoyed Raven! I was really worried that it was going to be a blah book,
but the characters were unique and the plot was amazing! The dialogue was a bit
off, and the relationship between a 17-year-old and almost-14-year-old was
weird. Though he was a family friend…
I’m
looking forward to reading book 2 in the Raven Saga, December Moon.
Ages 10+ and 8 of 10 stars!
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