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A review by missjessw91
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
5.0
I have never read anything by Marcus Sedgwick before but I found his name on a must-read author list and decided to look up a few of his books. This one called out to me with the theme of reincarnation. I really like the concept of people coming back to find each other after untimely deaths or just the thought that the people you love will come back in different roles in your next life. This book was so damn cool. I do not know how else to sing praises for this beautiful piece of work. I have not read anything quite like it.
If you know nothing about this book, it is written as a series of short stories that are past incarnations of the two characters that started it all. You start off in the most "recent" story being set in 2073 on a mysterious island. In each story, you learn details that tie the entire saga together. You learn about the island, about legends, about sacrifices made, etc. But in each story, the two main characters are present though usually in different relation to each other.
I loved the eerie mystery to this book. It was written quite elegantly but was an easy read in terms of flowery language or descriptions. I felt like I was present in each story line, but at the same time the book is on the shorter side in terms of word count. It is a fast read because of how it is written. I know I found myself saying, just one more story... ok. for real, one more! Truly addicting and it has made me a fan of Marcus Sedgwick.
If you know nothing about this book, it is written as a series of short stories that are past incarnations of the two characters that started it all. You start off in the most "recent" story being set in 2073 on a mysterious island. In each story, you learn details that tie the entire saga together. You learn about the island, about legends, about sacrifices made, etc. But in each story, the two main characters are present though usually in different relation to each other.
I loved the eerie mystery to this book. It was written quite elegantly but was an easy read in terms of flowery language or descriptions. I felt like I was present in each story line, but at the same time the book is on the shorter side in terms of word count. It is a fast read because of how it is written. I know I found myself saying, just one more story... ok. for real, one more! Truly addicting and it has made me a fan of Marcus Sedgwick.