Title: The Journal of Curious LettersAuthor: James Dashner
Pages: 503
Genre: Youth Fantasy
Series: The 13th Reality, Book 1
Synopsis: What if every time you made a choice that had a significant consequence, a new, alternate reality was created -- the life that would've been? What if those new Realities were in danger? What if it fell to you to save all the realities?
Atticus Higginbottom, a.k.a. Tick, is a regular thirteen-year-old boy living a regular life until the day a strange letter arrives in his mailbox. Postmarked from Alaska and cryptically signed with the initials "M.G.," the letter informs Tick that dangerous -- perhaps even deadly -- events have been set in motion that could result in the destruction of reality itself. M.G. promises to send Tick twelve riddles that will reveal that on a certain day, at a certain time, at a certain place, something extraordinary will happen.
Will Tick have the courage to follow the twelve clues M.G. sends to him? Will he be able to solve the riddles in time? As M.G. warns Tick, very frightening things are coming your way. Will you join Tick and his friends on an amazing journey through the Realities? What will your choice be?
Review: I love James Dashner. This book was a lot of fun to read, full of good humor and great storytelling. I don't love it as much as I did his Maze Runner series, but I do love it so far. I notice on some sites that this set of books is listed as Young Adult. I'm sorry, but a boy in middle school is not a young adult. Not yet anyhow.
The other realities are twisted versions of our own and some of them are quite scary. It's an original story with original characters. If you loved Harry Potter, you'll probably love Tick Higginbottom too.
Rating: 7.5 / 10
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