Messenger by Lois Lowry

'Messenger' by Lois Lowry

Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man known for his special sight. Village once welcomed newcomers, but something sinister has seeped into Village and the people have voted to close it to outsiders. Matty has been invaluable as a messenger. Now he must risk everything to make one last journey through the treacherous forest with his only weapon, a power he unexpectedly discovers within himself.

REVIEW

This book follows on from the story 'Gathering Blue'. We met Matty again who is now a teenager and living in yet another community.

This book brings together the first two books. It's is nicely written and it was nice to find out what happened to characters from the previous books. The story here takes place in the village of the Broken - people who were outcasts from the previous books. It's called Messenger because we follow Matty who is sent as a messenger to surrounding places to tell them that their village will be closing its gates soon so no one will be able to get in. There is a hidden evil in this book which is the reason behind all the problems that the village is facing. I think at the end of the book, the story falls a little as once again we are left with unanswered questions, a 'what!' feeling. This I felt was the best out of the three books so far. I am going to read the last book in the series just so it know what happens!!

It's just an ok read, I wouldn't read it again!

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