Was It Worth My Time?Synopsis from jacket:
Incarceron is a prison unlike any other: Its inmates live not only in cells, but also in metal forests, dilapidated citied, and unbounded wilderness. The prison has been sealed for centuries, and only one man, legend says, has ever escaped.
Finn, a seventeen-year-old prisoner, can't remember his childhood and believes he came from Outside Incarceron. He's going to escape, even though most inmates don't believe that Outside even exists. And then Finn finds a crystal key and through it, a girl named Claudia.
Claudia claims to live Outside - her father is Warden of Incarceron and she's doomed to an arranged marriage. If she helps Finn escape, she will need his help in return.
But they don't realize that there is more to Incarceron than meets the eye. Escape will take their greatest courage and cost far more than they know.
Because Incarceron is alive.
Totally.
I am a huge "puzzle" lover. Give me a good puzzle to solve, and I'm a happy girl. I love movies that make me think, and, obviously, that same love translates to books as well.
I wasn't expecting this book to be a puzzle; however, as I dove deeper into the pages of Incarceron, I realized that this book had me thinking ahead. I was hoping that I could solve the mysteries of the prison, but really I wanted to solve the mystery of Finn. Later, I realized I also needed to figure out Claudia's past. THEN (as if I wasn't already impressed with the twisty plot line) Fisher threw out an answer to a mystery I didn't think needed solving.
It was a "wild ride" of a book with so many sub-plots that come together (magically) at the end.
This is a GREAT book for middle schoolers. Boys and girls will love this book. I will be "booktalking" this novel the first week of school!
What Bothered Me?
Nothing really.
Although, I would warn that the beginning is a little confusing as Fisher jumps right in to her story, and I found myself using context clues to understands some of the terms.
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