The Storyteller | Mary Vee

Like most readers, I tend to read in the same genre or close cousins of the same genre and rarely venture into different categories. I like to read mystery, it's cousins suspense, and romantic suspense. But when an agent said, "You need to read this book. Yes, it is in a different genre, but the author writes in the same style/voice as yours," I ordered a copy and opened the pages of The Passage by Justin Cronin. Rocky Mountain Photo by Mary Vee This book is set in the United States, although the global community is included.  When a terrible virus attacks the population, children are put on a train and sent to a secluded camp built for them in the Rocky Mountains. Since we are following the children, we assume all the adults are infected with the virus. Intrigued? So was I. A Well Written Book will draw on what reader's know: I liked Cronin's historical reference to England's sending their children to the country by train during the war to protect them from ...

Moon, Photo by Mary Vee   Usually a sequel is not as good as the first book. There is something about the process of meeting new characters, new situations, new problems, new.  I mean, sequels aren't necessarily bad, they just don't meet up to the star status of the first book. Except. Ender's Game , by Orson Scott Card is one of those books that appeals to young and old. I'm not typically a sci fy reader, but when a good book comes my way, I'll give it a whirl. I read the entire book, cover to cover and enjoyed the futuristic way of solving a global problem. But. I was asked to read the sequel, Ender's Shadow , by Orson Scott Card and found this book superior. How? Netherlands, earthly setting for this story. Photo by Mary Vee Character development. From the main character, Bean, to minor characters such as the homeless boys and girls on the streets to major characters like Sister Carlotta life is breathed into the characters with such a depth readers can't...