Gregor and the
Marks of Secret by Suzanne
Collins is the fourth book in her middle grade fantasy Underland Chronicles. It
continues the story of Gregor as he and some of his Underland friends get a
secret call for help from the mice and set off to find out what is wrong. Thus,
begins a journey they could not have expected.
I gave this book 4 out
of 5 stars. As I have come to expect from this series, I was hooked from the
very beginning. The story was intriguing and heavy on the mystery aspect, which
I actually quite enjoyed. Unique to this plot (in the series), it was not
driven by a prophecy. Here we see plot driven strictly by the events taking
place. It was fascinating to see what
effect that had on the mentality of the characters toward what they were going
through.
Speaking of the
characters, they were as wonderful, complex and changing as with each book. I
love seeing how they are growing. These characters are so well developed. It
also makes me curious about where they will be when this is all over,
especially with all the extreme things they are experiencing.
One thing I loved
about this book is the really deep topics it has us thinking about (from the
very beginning of the book), like violence vs. pacifism and dealing with loss
and grief and betrayal. I really liked how we faced these things in the
previous books, but now we are taking a closer look at them and thinking deeply
on them.
Overall, this book was
heartbreaking and wonderful. I am so looking forward to, and also dreading a
little bit, the last book.
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