Friday, December 20, 2013

The Missing: Book 4: Torn

            The Missing: Torn, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, is a great conclusion to Sabotaged. Jonah and Katherine must quickly recover from 1600 Roanoke Island in order to face their new situation. They are in 1611 now and are moments before a mutiny on the Discovery, Henry Hudson's ship in the frozen seas of the James Bay. They struggle to survive as they realize that something is wrong. The history they learned in school is different than what they're in. Jonah and Katherine try to save the future as they uncover the mysterious secrets of 1611 and the Hudson Passage.

            I really enjoyed this book, but it had a slow start. It just did not seem like it would turn into an immersive story, but it did. By the end, it was a great book that wraps up Sabotaged. Katherine is really awkward in this book, but it is fun to read. The books in the series are, in order, Found, Sent, Sabotaged, Torn, and Caught.

Saturday, December 7, 2013

The Missing: Book 3: Sabotaged

            The Missing: Sabotaged, by Margaret Peterson, is a good book that continues the series The Missing. The person that has to go back in Time this time is the level-headed Andrea, or Virginia Dare, the first English settler born in the "New World." But, as fate would have it, Jonah, Katherine, and Andrea, along with a dog named Dare, lose the Elucidator and have no idea where, or when, they landed. As they struggle to survive with little food, water, or knowledge of the terrain, they discover what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke.

            This is an amazing book that will suck you into the story. The characters have to solve problems that nobody could predict and they ask questions that they didn't know they had. The book sets the stage for the next book, which takes place a few seconds after this one. Sabotaged is just the perfect sequel to Sent–it also continues the story of Jonah and Katherine. The series includes Found, Sent, Sabotaged, Torn, and Caught.