Review: Great new author... a fascinating storyline, a cup of cocoa and a kitty on your lap. Can't get any better than that!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2014
I really enjoyed the first 3 novels in this series. They might be classified as YA books but even we adults enjoy something a little less emotional or a little more light hearted once in a while. The First 3 books I could tell the author was a man. There was less depth to the characters and the emotions seemed a little stunted.That changed with his 4th book "Family". Robert Crane is coming into his own as an author. The characters have so much more depth and are much more interesting. AS for it being a YA book, being less intense, emotional or lighthearted. This book blew that out of the water. Every chapter was fraught with emotionally challenging events. Some were scarier and more violent than I expected. It was a great, if disturbing, surprise.The main character finally becomes a young woman no longer afraid of making her own decisions and by the end of the book, no longer under the dominance of a cruel mother. This was the one person she had to come face to face with to finally break those chains of bondage. This scene is both poignant, suspenseful and very different from how I thought their conflict would come to a head.I'm getting ready to read the 5th book in his series. I can't wait to see what happens now to these wonderfully different characters I have become emotionally involved with. I recommend this to YA's and to anyone who ever wondered if there was something to all those stories we were told as children about mythical creatures, of human beings with superpowers, stories of things going bump in the night and finally, of mythical creatures sent here to protect us.IF any of this sounds remotely interesting, get the "Girl in the box "series written by Robert J Crane. You will not be disappointed and just may find yourself a new "favorite" author.I'm off to cuddle up with book 5...I'll let you know how it all turns out. Well maybe not all. Somethings are better discovered on your own :) Happy Reading!!!!Thank you R.J.C for another great book. They get better with each story and I believe you are on your way to becoming a great novelist. Sincerely KJN