Hello everyone! This is my first blog posting and I thought I’d start out with a review of a book I just finished for the third time and still enjoyed.

The book is called “A Northern Light”
I happened to find it in the adult section of the bookstore so it does contain some content that isn’t exactly PG but yet it is still an amazing read that I couldn’t put down.

A Northern Light is about a young sixteen-year-old girl named Mathilda Gokey, or, Mattie. She lives in the North Woods (around the Adirondack Mountains) in the year of 1906. Her family includes her father and three sisters, her mother recently dying of breast cancer and her brother Lawton running away. She works in the summer at a resort on Big Moose Lake. Most of her money goes towards her family and their small farm but Mattie keeps back a bit, in hope of someday going to college in New York City. Then one day, the body of Grace Brown is found in the nearby lake, her partner disapearing. It is seen as an accident but Mattie knows the truth, for before Grace went boating, she gave a bundle of letters for Mattie to burn which shows the truth that it was no accident. In this book, you see the daily struggle of life and the secrets in the little town. In the end, Mattie must decide whether to settle down with a handsome farmer or to follow her dreams and take the train to New York City and beyond.

I’d definately rate this book with 5-star quality. The characters are wonderful and make you want to know every detail about everyone. Mattie’s personality gives her a touch of heroism, making you love her even more. I couldn’t put this book down, I’ve read it three times in the last two years, cherishing it, as well as biting my lip at every intense moment even though I knew exactly what was to happen. Mattie also loved to write which really put the cherry on top because I do too which gives Mattie and I more to relate. I’m sure, author or not, you’ll deeply enjoy this read.

If you do infact read the book, I’d greatly appreciate your thoughts. I want to know how other people view the book appart from my own interpretations.
Thanks!