Source: From the publisher and publicist in exchange for an honest review. This in no way alters my opinion or review.
Publisher: Page Street Kids
Publication Date: September 4, 2018
Rating:
Goodreads Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old Annabeth prefers the fantasy of her books and paintings to reality—because in reality, her mom is dead, and it was all her fault. When she accompanies her father to the funeral of some family friends who drowned, she’s surprised to find her grief reflected in the face of Griffin Bradford, the son of the couple who died. Griffin is nothing like the carefree boy she once knew. Now he’s irritable, removed, and he’s under police investigation for his parents’ deaths.
One night following the memorial service, Annabeth’s dad goes missing in the woods, and she suspects Griffin knows more about the disappearance than he’s letting on. He refuses to answer her questions, particularly those related to the mysterious “expedition” his parents took to Ireland, where they went missing for seven months.
Annabeth fears her father isn’t lost, but rather a victim of something sinister. She launches her own investigation, tracing clues that whisper of myth and legend and death, until she stumbles upon a secret. One that some would die to protect, others would kill to expose—and which twists Annabeth’s fantasy and reality together in deadly new ways.
Review:
Sometimes you pick up a book expecting one thing and getting another and that is horrible - but sometimes you are blown away by how amazing it really is. The latter is this book, I expected a mystery and an emotional roller-coaster of teenage grief after the death of some family, but what I got was so much cooler than that.
Uncharted is a little bit of everything I love in a YA book - it was a mystery, a thriller, a romance, and a fantasy story with mythology all rolled into a neat little package. Every time I picked it up I was thrust into this semi-realistic world with so many moving parts that I was pulled from my reality completely and I would read for hours. I had to put it down to savor it. It was such a fun read.
The main character is Annabeth and she has a few mental issues after her mother's death, now she is dealing with the grief of losing additional family friends. While in the midst of memorials her father goes missing and then the story explodes into a cop show meets fantasy/mythology. The twists were perfectly timed throughout the book and the obvious romance was done in a way that made the reader wonder if anything was even going to happen and I liked that uncertainty.
The overall story and world building were a delight and the story arc was so well done. I could have read this book in one sitting but did space it out, but it was so hard to put down. The world that Erin Cashman created was epic on so many levels and while I think this is a stand-alone, I would love to learn so much more about this portal to a mystical place.
If you like a good mystery this is a great book with so many redirections but if you also love fantasy it is also a great book for you as well.
No comments:
Post a Comment