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A review by lazycycle
The Boy Who Couldn't Fly Straight by Jeff Jacobson
4.0
4 stars
The boy who couldn't fly straight is a paranormal adventure novel, written by Jeff Jacobsen. We follow Charlie Creevey on his journey as he discovers that he comes from a family of witches. Both Charlie and his mother are attacked one day, leaving them no other option than to move to Seattle so that Charlie can stay with his aunt and uncle. There, he finds out that an evil coven of witches who are known for killing teens are attempting to kidnap him. Charlie has to train in order to protect himself, but while all this is happening, he develops feelings for a boy from school named Diego Ramirez. Charlie isn't sure if he should accept his sexuality, which makes life more difficult, considering the things he already has to deal with.
I really enjoyed this book. The characters were really well written and didn't seem fake or anything like that. Their development didn't feel forced, quite the opposite. It was easy to identify with them and understand what they were like. The writing style made everything flow really nicely from introduction to conclusion, very few moments felt dragged out or unnecessary.
I was scared that the romantic sub-plot would take over the main-plot, but that was not the case here. Charlie and Diego had a healthy relationship which developed in a realistic way. They had their ups and downs, but everything was resolved quickly. The book is less about the romance, and more about Charlie learning to accept himself and coming out to those he cares about.
Uncle Randall and aunt Beverly were great parental figures. I felt attached to them the second they were introduced, which is something I rarely experience with parental figures in books.
The magic elements of the story were very interesting and entertaining to read about, which made me curious as to what Charlie would learn and how well he would excel at it. There were a few places where we received a lot of information all at once, but it wasn't done in a bad way and didn't affect my enjoyment negatively.
Overall, I think this book deserves more hype than it has received. Some people who have read "The boy who couldn't fly straight", compare the book to Harry Potter. I agree with them, considering the fact that the story and the elements are quite similar to HP. It was an incredible ride and I cant wait for the next book in the series to come out.
Highly recommend!
The boy who couldn't fly straight is a paranormal adventure novel, written by Jeff Jacobsen. We follow Charlie Creevey on his journey as he discovers that he comes from a family of witches. Both Charlie and his mother are attacked one day, leaving them no other option than to move to Seattle so that Charlie can stay with his aunt and uncle. There, he finds out that an evil coven of witches who are known for killing teens are attempting to kidnap him. Charlie has to train in order to protect himself, but while all this is happening, he develops feelings for a boy from school named Diego Ramirez. Charlie isn't sure if he should accept his sexuality, which makes life more difficult, considering the things he already has to deal with.
I really enjoyed this book. The characters were really well written and didn't seem fake or anything like that. Their development didn't feel forced, quite the opposite. It was easy to identify with them and understand what they were like. The writing style made everything flow really nicely from introduction to conclusion, very few moments felt dragged out or unnecessary.
I was scared that the romantic sub-plot would take over the main-plot, but that was not the case here. Charlie and Diego had a healthy relationship which developed in a realistic way. They had their ups and downs, but everything was resolved quickly. The book is less about the romance, and more about Charlie learning to accept himself and coming out to those he cares about.
Uncle Randall and aunt Beverly were great parental figures. I felt attached to them the second they were introduced, which is something I rarely experience with parental figures in books.
The magic elements of the story were very interesting and entertaining to read about, which made me curious as to what Charlie would learn and how well he would excel at it. There were a few places where we received a lot of information all at once, but it wasn't done in a bad way and didn't affect my enjoyment negatively.
Overall, I think this book deserves more hype than it has received. Some people who have read "The boy who couldn't fly straight", compare the book to Harry Potter. I agree with them, considering the fact that the story and the elements are quite similar to HP. It was an incredible ride and I cant wait for the next book in the series to come out.
Spoiler
Though I guessed that Thomas was Charlie's father, which annoyed me when the reveal arrivedHighly recommend!