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A review by thebooknerdscorner
Thin Places by Lesley Choyce
2.0
A novel in verse telling the tale of a lonely boy trying to fit in and a maiden who just wants to return home.
Declan Lynch is our main character in "Thin Places." He's always had an active imagination, but when he starts to hear a girl talk to him in his head, he begins to question himself. She relays that her name is Rebecca and that she desperately needs his help for some reason. This leads to him taking an impromptu trip to Ireland to find this dream girl in hopes that she is real.
The prose in this book was good and it read like a modern day fairy tale, but overall, it wasn't anything special. I have read other books starring the same magical creatures that have been much better, so this one lacked originality for me. I also didn't appreciate the "love at first sight" romance element or the flatness of the relationships.
Overall, this book has a decent enough premise, is told in poetry, and is a short read. Therefore, the book wasn't ever painful to read, but I still felt that I got nothing out of reading this book. It does feature Irish folklore and has a fairy tale vibe going, so if those are your things you may enjoy this one.
Declan Lynch is our main character in "Thin Places." He's always had an active imagination, but when he starts to hear a girl talk to him in his head, he begins to question himself. She relays that her name is Rebecca and that she desperately needs his help for some reason. This leads to him taking an impromptu trip to Ireland to find this dream girl in hopes that she is real.
The prose in this book was good and it read like a modern day fairy tale, but overall, it wasn't anything special. I have read other books starring the same magical creatures that have been much better, so this one lacked originality for me. I also didn't appreciate the "love at first sight" romance element or the flatness of the relationships.
Overall, this book has a decent enough premise, is told in poetry, and is a short read. Therefore, the book wasn't ever painful to read, but I still felt that I got nothing out of reading this book. It does feature Irish folklore and has a fairy tale vibe going, so if those are your things you may enjoy this one.