Authors: Jake Halpern and Peter-Kujawinski
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date: September 22, 2015
Format: Hardcover
Source: Purchased-Amazon
On Marin’s island, sunrise doesn’t come every twenty-four hours—it comes every twenty-eight years. Now the sun is just a sliver of light on the horizon. The weather is turning cold and the shadows are growing long.
Because sunset triggers the tide to roll out hundreds of miles, the islanders are frantically preparing to sail south, where they will wait out the long Night.
Marin and her twin brother, Kana, help their anxious parents ready the house for departure. Locks must be taken off doors. Furniture must be arranged. Tables must be set. The rituals are puzzling—bizarre, even—but none of the adults in town will discuss why it has to be done this way.
Just as the ships are about to sail, a teenage boy goes missing—the twins’ friend Line. Marin and Kana are the only ones who know the truth about where Line’s gone, and the only way to rescue him is by doing it themselves. But Night is falling. Their island is changing.
And it may already be too late.
Hello again, book lovers. It has been a while. I apologize for my disappearance. I have been so caught up in theater, studying, and catching up on reading that I have not been able to sit down and write reviews. November has just been a very busy month and thankfully I can now return to I Bought a Book.
In my Top Five Spooky Books list, I mentioned that I would be reviewing the new book Nightfall. Now that I have had time to read and enjoy it, I can now officially share my thoughts. Nightfall is definitely something. I really liked it, but I didn't love it. I am not sure if I would re-read it for pleasure, but it definitely had me on the edge of my seat.
Basically, there is this island that has some number of years of daytime and then night time. Hence the name; Nightfall. Marin, the main protagonist, is preparing to leave the island as the sun slowly begins to descend. There is a bunch of traditions (more like rules) they are supposed to follow such as putting certain furniture in the corner or leaving the door open. Line, Marins best friend is helping his brother get prepared as well. (He now takes care of his brother cuz they lost their parents) They are told that they won't return for fourteen years cuz.. traditions. It's odd to me.
As the Nightfall slowly arrives, we are introduced to Kana, Marins brother. He tells about the night terrors that involve warnings about THEM and how he needs to leave the island immediately. It is said that if you are left behind on the island, you perish and all that jazz. Well, of course Line, Kana, and Marin are accidentally left behind and must survive while searching for way home.
I will admit that this book had my heart beating and made me feel pretty scared. Throughout the book, these three teenagers are being hunted by "THEM" (The creatures who originally lived on the island) I do regret reading Nightfall at two in the morning though.
The suspense in this book was great, but the "plot-twists" were kind of predictable and boring. The ending was a little... dull to be honest. Of course they all return home, but it was odd how the reader never discovers who THEY are. I don't even know what "they" are! They're just voices in the night and apparently are described to have claws? I just kind of imagined this guy from Monsters Inc. the whole time.
I don't hate the book, but I don't love it. However, I really do recommend this! If you like suspense and quick, easy reads, then check out Nightfall. I enjoyed it and maybe you will too! You can purchase Nightfall at Amazon and Barnes and Nobles! Hope you are all having a wonderful November and again, I apologize for the lack of book reviews. You can check out I Bought a Book's Facebook page for updates here! Happy Reading!
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