*4.5

You know what makes this novel so beautiful? You can feel the hope running throughout. You can feel the connection to Maria's culture. You can feel the loss and the pain that Maria struggles through. You get a detailed explanation of other characters also, including the Keepers, with detailed back stories enough to feel their pain, their struggles, and what they have also overcome on their journeys that led them to becoming Keepers.

You embrace the journey and it's a ride you don't want to get off. I pretty much read this in one sitting. It made a 3.25 hour long flight feel like less than 1. it's constantly moving with the action kicking in from the start. I was really hoping for a certain storyline to come about and when it did I was soo happy!

This book made me:
Smile
Cry (in public) - I don’t actually think this was the intention, I just did.
Angry
Happy
Excited

Ughhhh to ending on a bit of a cliff-hanger! I am on tenterhooks!

I am so excited to see what is going to happen next with Maria and the rest of the Keepers!