The Light (Morpheus Road #1) by D.J. MacHale
Marshall Seaver is being haunted. In the first installment of this chillingly compelling trilogy, sixteen-year-old Marshall discovers that something beyond our world is after him. The eerie clues pile up quickly, and when people start dying, it’s clear whatever this is it’s huge. Marshall has no idea what’s happening to him, but he’s soon convinced that it has something to do with his best friend Cooper, who’s been missing for over a week. Together with Coop’s sister, Marsh searches for the truth about what happened to his friend, ultimately uncovering something bigger than he could ever have imagined
Morpheus Road is about a teen named Marshall Seaver and the amazing events that happen to him in one week. Ya, you heard me...one week. It all started with him and his dad getting into an argument and he breaks one of his mother's gifts. Then it begins, he gets haunted by a drawing that he drew himself which he named Gravedigger. All Marshall wanted was a happy summer, but his best friend Cooper gets into some trouble with the police and soon ends up missing. So Marshall goes looking for him and tries to figure out why he is being haunted. Altogether this makes a fantastic adventure with tense excitement and creates a strong curiosity within me to find out what comes next in the book!
Recommend? Yes, I would definitely recommend this book. Many people would like this story, but people who like mystery and horror will LOVE this book. This was my first mystery/horror combination read and I thought it was amazing! I am extremely happy to have chosen this book because it was a real kicker for me to delve into reading a new genre!
Rating: 9/10
Source: Middle School Library
Ryan is currently in the eighth grade and loves to read just about anything I throw at him! He stops into the library almost on a daily basis always eager to find the next great book to read! Look for more reviews from Ryan in May and June!
Ryan,
ReplyDeleteAs always you make me proud! I'm glad that by reading this book it has opened up a whole new genre for you! Great review!
Thanks for the awesome review Ryan!! This sounds like a great book!
ReplyDeleteGreat review, Ryan! I just got a teen book by Jennier Bosworth, titled Struck! Have you heard of it? I hope to review it sometime later...
ReplyDeleteI enjoy mystery, but horror scares me. Ryan, I love your review and your enthusiasm - you've made me curious about the book.
ReplyDeleteOh, wonderful review, Ryan....now I want to read this one!
ReplyDeleteRyan and Staci, I actually heard DJ MacHale read from one of the Morpheus books. It was great! This author is very entertaining on and off the page! Thanks for this review.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like something my nephew would like. Thanks for the review, Ryan!
ReplyDeletenicely done--but I'm not a horror fan so I won't read it.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to check this out and see if it's something my son would like, even if it's a little too scary for a nine year old.
ReplyDeleteRyan, I love your enthusiasm. Wonderful review!
Great review Ryan :)
ReplyDeleteCreepy cover, but then I did like books like this in the days
Great review! I'll have to tell my daughter about this one. She loves mysteries and scary stories.
ReplyDeleteWonderful review. Thanks for sharing this with us, and your joy of reading.
ReplyDeleteAnother stellar review. The name Morpheus makes me think of The Matrix.
ReplyDeleteGreat review! I'm kind of wanting to know what happens now! :--)
ReplyDeleteAnother great review Ryan, I do like horror so I'll keep an eye out for this one and hopefully you'll finish off the series and let us know what you think :)
ReplyDeleteGreat review Ryan! Keep reading!
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