Messenger

Regrettable. Matty and the Seer live in the Village, once a happy and prosperous place, but lately a sinister influence seems to be affecting the community, tainting its neighbors, and the surrounding Forest. It all coincides with the arrival of the Trademaster, a mysterious figure who sales preci......more

I did love this book, I was so happy to find out what happened to Jonas and Gabe after the heartbreaking ending of The Giver. One criticism is that while I found the sub-plot of the Trademart to be very interesting it seemed to just fade off without any explanation. Where did the Trader come from? H......more

This series should've stopped with the Giver. Mostly because: That. Ending. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? deeep breaths Okay, let me back up a bit. In this quasi-magic, quasi-dystopian world,we have humans with magical gifts living in harsh, cruel and primitive villages. In the previous book we followed Ki......more

Arrrrrgh! (In the best way...) I was 15 pages from the end and said to my husband, "I don't see how this is going to end!" So when I get to the end, I moaned, and he asked whether it was a bad ending, to which I replied, "Really good--but bad." And that is all I can tell you. This is one you really mu......more

the Messenger boy runs to and fro, delivering his messages, keeping his secret to himself. the old Seer sees beyond his blind eyes, to the world around him, to his distant past, to the heart of the boy. the young Leader looks ahead, the past secured, the present and the future fraught with danger. the......more