Review: What a beautiful story. Mesmerizing indeed.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 24, 2012
This is such a beautiful coming of age story but it is so much more than that. Emotional and honest, there is a unique plot here and the characters are original and wonderfully developed. Skyler is such a amazing character. This 16 year old half breed mute boy really gets to me as he finds his roots, friends and love. Young love in its innocence and purity is so well conveyed here. I love how Skyler and the brooding Rafael come together. Their friendship slowly turning into innocent love is wonderful to read. I love to be in Skyler's head as he grows into his heritage. I also love that homophobia is not an issue in this native Indian community. The setting is almost primitive but oh so captivating with its people. The writing is simply lovely. Add to it a horrible serial killing years ago and its repercussion on the families and children, the plot could not be more intriguing. Simply mesmerizing and I am so glad there are 4 books in this series. Kudos to the writer.