Wind Tamer, The

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 06:03:36 -0800

Wind Tamer was a bit . . . eccentric for my taste, but it was well measured enough with the use of reality to keep me intrigued and transfixed to this unique book. First off, Archie is 10 years old. Most authors choose to keep the age range from tweens to young adult, so this book was a new experience for me, so kudos, Mrs. Morrison. Next, I love how the book starts NORMALLY, unlike a lot of books where we start with aliens from mars shooting waffles at the main character and the reader has no clue what on earth is happening. It's normal enough that you don't jump out of your seat, but it's interesting enough to keep you turning and turning the pages until you get to the very last one. Lastly, and my favorite thing about Wind Tamer, is that we get see everyone's point of view. We see Archie's, we see his mom's, we see his father's, we see his uncle's. I love that. It connects all the dots for me and gives me a good grasp on where the story is going. My only critiques are that Mrs. Morrison uses a lot of Scottish words, like torch instead of flashlight, which can be a bit hard to understand sometimes. All in all, a good read that'll keep ages 9-13 entertained.