Published by: Corsair, September 18th 2014
Genre: MG (on the young side), Contemporary, Fantasy
Pages: 208
Format: Ebook
Source: Little Brown Books UK, via Netgalley
People are keeping secrets from Oli. His mum has brought him to stay with his aunt and uncle in the countryside, but nobody will tell him why his dad isn’t with them. Where is he? Has something happened? Oli has a hundred questions, but then he finds a secret of his own: he discovers the creature that lives in the attic…
Eren.
Eren is not human.
Eren is hungry for stories.
Eren has been waiting for him.
Sharing his stories with Eren, Oli starts to make sense of what’s happening downstairs with his family. But what if it’s a trap? Soon, Oli must make a choice: learn the truth – or abandon himself to Eren’s world, forever.
Eren is one of those books that had potential to be really great, but I didn't enjoy most of it. I stopped reading at 53% because it didn't seem to be going anywhere. I thought Eren was a fantasy/paranormal novel, but for 3/4 of each chapter it's basically contemporary. It's about a couple of kids running around a little village doing general stuff - playing, discovering, adventuring into a forest etc. I'm assuming there's also something going on with family life, but the secrecy around Oli's dad's absence is less intriguing and more boring.
There is a fantasy element, in the form of Eren, but it doesn't feel part of the actual story. I don't really understand the chapter set up. At the beginning of each chapter there's Eren talking to Oli about his past, about what he is, but mostly about stories. It's kinda dark, interesting, ad I'd like to read more of that. But for the most part, this book is about a kid who's moved to a new place and is making friends. I think the different chapter sections are set in the past and present? Or past and future? It's not made very clear. I just rolled with it, but it didn't get much better.
Not my cup of tea at all.
There is a fantasy element, in the form of Eren, but it doesn't feel part of the actual story. I don't really understand the chapter set up. At the beginning of each chapter there's Eren talking to Oli about his past, about what he is, but mostly about stories. It's kinda dark, interesting, ad I'd like to read more of that. But for the most part, this book is about a kid who's moved to a new place and is making friends. I think the different chapter sections are set in the past and present? Or past and future? It's not made very clear. I just rolled with it, but it didn't get much better.
Not my cup of tea at all.
No star rating, since I DNF
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