General
Analysis
Book
Title: The Gathering
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Publish
Date: April 12, 2011
Genre: Young
Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance
Similar
Author/Books: I think that the writing style is very similar to Neal
Shusterman in the way that the author, Kelley Armstrong, leaves a lot of
suspense to the main story line. As the
story progresses, you learn more about the main plot of the story and as soon
as you think you have figured out the plot, Armstrong throws in a new bit of
information that makes the story even more action packed and thought provoking.
Plot:
Maya, age sixteen, has grown up in a small town on Vancouver Island. The town is a medical research community
where even the residents do not know what exactly is being researched. Maya takes care of injured animals that she
finds in the forests around the medical town, but it seems when she is around
they heal quite quickly. Things seem
strange even for this small town, when the number of cougars in the area seems
to be increasing and they all seem to be attracted to Maya.
Why I
Read this Book: One of the challenges
that I am doing on GoodReads was to read a book by a Canadian author. This is the first one that I found that I was
interested in.
Overall
Thoughts: This book was amazing. The plot was engaging and thought
provoking. The book was very action
packed.
In
Depth Analysis
Characters:
The characters in this book are very complex and the reader gets to know them
bit by bit throughout the novel. By the
end of the novel, I felt really connected to a lot of the characters. I do not think there was any way the author
could have improved her character development.
Writing
Style: The writing style is
perfect. There is just enough suspense
and things that the reader does not know about the plot to keep the reader
interested. The knowledge of the
characters’ traits was perfectly placed throughout the book.
Likes:
I liked 98% of the characteristics of this book, including characters,
plot development, suspense, and overall creativeness of the plot.
Dislikes:
There were a few cuss words (less than 5), mention of alcohol (although just a
very minor part of the book), and a few sexual innuendos (less than 5).
Final
Statements
Recommended
Reading Age: I would recommend the reader to be at least 16. This, of course, depends on the maturity of
the reader. There were a few cuss words,
some characters drank a few beers, and there were also a few sexual innuendos.
Overall
Rating: I think that this book deserves a 5/5.
Although there were cuss words, alcohol, and sexual innuendos mentioned,
the overall quality of the book out ways these things.
Future
Reviews and Reads
I am
still reading the two books by Max Lucado that I have mentioned before. Don’t worry though; I will finish them
soon. Those are the kinds of
inspirational books that you can only take in a little at a time or you feel
overwhelmed. I am still really enjoying
them though.
I
finished reading The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han. I will post a
review on that soon.
As for
the books that I am going to start reading soon, I have checked out a good bit
of books from my local library, but I am not sure which one I will start
next. I may start The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey although I am not sure if I
am ready for another YA Fantasy novel just yet after reading such a great book
as The Gathering. I may begin to read Sarah Dessen’s latest
novel, The Moon and More, or I may
read Stolen: A Letter to My Captor by
Lucy Christopher which seems to be a really good YA thriller.
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