This book is the sequel to A Boy Named Ray. My review of
that one is HERE.
Theo, Mary, and Ray are back for this one. There is a new
addition to their family, though. Theo and Mary have a daughter named Haley.
She is just as perfect and gifted as Ray.
She shares his abilities of being able to talk to nature
except she connects more with plants and animals, and Ray with natural forces
such as wind and water.
This is just a nice feel good story. It is in the realm of
science fiction, so some of the reactions and story lines are not realistic,
but it isn’t meant to be.
What I found to be pretty interesting with this book was
that every chapter told a different story, but it all came together to tell one
big story. It was fun to put together.
For being so short, each character was well developed. This
may be due to the fact that we were introduced to Theo, Mary & Ray in the
first book, but nonetheless, I did not feel disappointed with any of the
character developments. It was done very well.
The story was also well rounded. It completed the story
circle beginning in the first book. Theo and his family are able to return to
the town that they were run out of for being ugly. When Theo and Haley return
after hearing that the once beautiful town has gone to ruin, they help restore
the town with the help of Haley and Ray’s unique gifts. The family is accepted
back into the town, and everyone is happy again.
While unrealistic at times, the real story these two books
are telling is that doing a simple nice deed for someone can go a long way in
the end. That is a lesson I feel people need to be reminded of more often.
These books do a good job of conveying these messages through fun and
interesting mini story lines within one complete story.
3.5/5 stars. I really enjoyed it, but there needs to be some
editing due to some grammar mistakes and
wrong pronouns.
