Review: Another amazing entry in the Gives Light series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 4, 2013
"St. Clair" is the third book in a beautiful series about a teenaged boy who finds community, friendship and love on a Native American reservation after suffering a debilitating trauma as a young child.  Rose Christo explores complex, often difficult topics with deceptively simple, exquisite writing.  She has created a sense of place and characters that stay with me long after finishing the book and that I long to return to.  Christo also deftly weaves traditional stories and customs into the main story - educating and entertaining her readers.While this book is darker than the previous two, I felt the activism of the children in the book was a hopeful, uplifting message - and an important one.Like life does, the story throws curveballs at the reader which are unexpected, but move the story and characters forward while bringing understanding to past actions and insecurities.  While sometimes painful, the story is amazing, much of which is due to the voice of narrator/main character.  The love story between Sky and Rafael is lovely while not being overly sentimental.  I am embarking on the fourth book of the series, which makes me a bit sad as it is the end of the series.Thank you to Rose Christo for providing this series via the Prime Lending Library (and the fourth book free on Smashwords).