A review by noellesmagicallibrary
As Far as the Eye Can See by Christina Hagmann

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

This book was a bit confusing me to because the main character is a 12 year old girl, and I picked this book up thinking it was a middle grade book, but it didn’t read like I expected. It’s a bit darker. And I found it weird that the MC often referred to her parents by their first names. 

*spoilers ahead 

Emily moves into her mother’s childhood home after her grandfather passed away. The house is located next to a swamp with a mysterious past and her grandfather was locally known as the guy who probably murdered his wife. 

Emily’s mother (Maggie) warns her to stay far away from the swamp but she feels a pull towards it. One night she leaves her bed to follow that strange feeling and finds a gigantic eyeball coming out of the swamp. This monster forces her to follow it’s commands to create chaos around town. 

Her mother also has a history with the swamp and the things that live there. Maggie also doesn’t remember much about when her mother died. 

Emily and her mother confide in each other and figure out the truth— when Maggie was younger, she told the Eye bad things about her mom so the Eye took her. 

The two of them stand up to The Eye and it takes off like a spaceship.