Review: Elves vs Humans---a fight for survival
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 23, 2013
I wish I could accurately convey the excitement I felt each time I saw that a new chapter of White Leaves (E.L.F.) had been posted over at JukePop. I felt like I was a little kid again, waiting all week for the next episode of my favorite T.V. show, back before computer streaming.  Each chapter left me hungry for the next.What is White Leaves (E.L.F.)? It's a fantasy adventure, laced with myth set in a kind of dystopian world where everything is not as it seems.  Ness pulls the reader directly into the action, revealing a world on the brink of destruction with flawed characters who are actively involved in their own destiny.  At times the reader is left wondering: is this world worth saving? By the end of the story, Ness answers the question.Being able to read it (and own it) in its entirety is an awesome experience.  I actually read the story all over again once I downloaded it.  It's fun to read over at JukePop, but there's just something about owning the book that is different.  You get to fly from one chapter to the next and live in the E.L.F. world for a little while. Nothing beats it.If you love myth as much as I do, if you love deeply drawn characters as much as I do, If you love the playful exploration of language as much as I do--you will LOVE this book.