Review: Grave Bound by T.R. Graves
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2013
I'm going to be honest... the premise of this book drew me from the get go. Which means when I first started reading it, I was almost immediately disappointed - I was sure I was going to hate it. In my opinion, girls living completely sheltered lives in a commune may occasionally sneak out, but I could not see her reacting the way she did upon meeting Levi for the first time.HOWEVER - after reading more and learning about the characters, I see that her actions were completely in line with the kind of person she was. In fact, I found all of the characters to be completely different and exceptionally well written - to the point that I not only found myself laughing at some of their antics, but that I also genuinely found myself  caring about them. I worried whether or not they would make it through - and I'm warning you now - not all of them do (and the death scene brought tears to my eyes, something not many books are able to do). It was definitely easy to be caught up in the emotions  that the author conveyed, you could almost feel the fear/anxiety/happiness/etc as the characters did. Lorenzo is such as easily hate-able character (as are most of the men depicted as being "commune men"), that you can't help feeling for Emily (as well as her Aunt Tess) and wanting them to find a way to get out of the horrible conditions that have found themselves in. The author is very clever in the way she writes; there are so many twists and turns - Gravebound will keep you glued to the very last page!There is one line from this novel that stands out to me the most, and it is a line one of the main characters (Levi) writes "The day I met you is the day by which all others will be measured" -L.I.B. This one line is the one I would say sets the tone not only for this book, but for the others as well. And (unfortunately) without giving away too many spoilers, I can't tell you why that is.I am happy to say that I am completely 100% hooked on this series, and I can't wait for the next novel - Underground (Secrets #2) to be released!