I love this book!!!! I read this the first time about three years ago and could not put it down. This time around our family read it together and we never wanted to put it down!!!
The fantasy world that Andrew Peterson had created is fun, brilliant and while impossible in a literal sense, hits close to home. Janner, Tink and Leeli are learning to survive and coming of age in a world full of evil and fear. At night the dreaded dark carriage will come to take children while they sleep, fangs roam about threatening anyone who challenges them and the Igiby family tries to keep their head down and make a home together.
Trouble strikes when the children have an encounter with Slarb, a fang of Dang and soon the family is under the watchful eye of the whole fang regiment in Glipwood. Before long the black carriage is coming for them and they must work together to survive.
This book is filled with spiritual and Biblical imagery and teaches life lessons in a way the kids can understand. I really appreciate the relationship between the siblings and watching how it plays out. You can easily identify with many of the characters and empathize with them. Andrew Peterson does an amazing job of making the characters and story come to life.
I've down side for me is in explaining some things in setting up this imaginary world he gets a little gross in descriptions, but my boys thought it was hilarious. Differences in humor.
I like that it's easy to read and most of the chapters are fairly short making reading sessions quick when needed.
I definitely give this book 4.5 starts! It's a great read!
As for Reading Challenges, I don't have a catagory that fits it except for maybe a Book of Your Choice in the Tim Challies Reading Challenge.
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