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No matter how hard she tries or how much she denies the truth, Wendy will never be just an average teenager. Truth is, she can see the ghosts of those who have not passed on, and it is her job to send them into the Light. But when her mother suddenly falls into a coma, Wendy is not so anxious to continue reaping ghosts. Her only goal is to find her mother’s soul and return it to her body before it is too late.
Wendy is both your typical teenager and anything but your typical teen. In many ways, she is just like the rest of the girls her age-–she wants her freedom, to have a boyfriend, and to hang out with her best friend, Eddie, whenever she can. However, with her skills as a reaper and the fact her mother is in a coma, she is also much more than the girl next door. Her responsibilities to her father and siblings pale in comparison to the ones she has in the Never.
Piotr, on the other hand, is everything you would expect out of a ghost who has been wandering the Never for so long even he is not sure how old he is. He is very old-fashioned and straight-laced, but he is also intuitive and caring, and for a ghost, he is a pretty amazing guy. When he is with Wendy, they make the complete couple, even considering one of them is not exactly alive any longer. Their budding relationship is both sweet and sad, and has an added layer of mystery to it by the end of the book.
Although Lightbringer is a little slow to start, once you get into it, it holds you and refuses to let you go. The question of where Wendy’s mother’s soul has gone is not answered right away, however, once it is, it is not the answer you are expecting. There are a couple of things I figured out early on, but the reasoning behind them was not what I had expected in the least, which is nice.
My one complaint is that the novel ends on quite a cliffhanger, one I had not seen coming, and leaves questions unanswered. However, those are the kinds of complaints I can deal with, because it means I have been reading something that has really caught my attention. Lightbringer is not your typical reaper novel, but something much more.
Book Stats:
- Age Range: 12 and up
- Grade Level: 7 and up
- Hardcover: 319 pages
- Publisher: Pyr; 1 edition (November 22, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1616145390
- ISBN-13: 978-1616145392
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Books in the Lightbringer series in the order they should be read:
Lightbringer
Reaper
Never
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Summary : Although Lightbringer is a little slow to start, once you get into it, it holds you and refuses to let you go. The question of where Wendy’s mother’s soul has gone is not answered right away, however, once it is, it is not the answer you are expecting. There are a couple of things I figured out early on, but the reasoning behind them was not what I had expected in the least, which is nice. My one complaint is that the novel ends on quite a cliffhanger, one I had not seen coming, and leaves questions unanswered. However, those are the kinds of complaints I can deal with, because it means I have been reading something that has really caught my attention. Lightbringer is not your typical reaper novel, but something much more.
