LitPick Review
The Carver is a book about Crescenzo and his wild adventure to save the one he loves. Crescenzo is just a regular kid with a father who carves too many figurines and a mom who disappeared a few years ago. One day, his dad, Pino, asks him to accompany his dad's friend, Pietro, on a trip. The next day, when Crescenzo is ready to go with Pietro, his father is taken by a cloaked figure. Terrified, Crescenzo runs to Pietro for answers. Crescenzo thinks Pietro is crazy when he claims to be Peter Pan and also claims that Crescenzo's father is Pinocchio. Pietro also says that Pino's carvings are clues. Crescenzo has no choice but to go with him, as Pietro says he knows where Pino and some others were taken. Now it's a race to find their families before they are lost forever. Will they ever be reunited with their families? Find out in this thriller!
Opinion:
Jacob Devlin wrote an amazing book I just couldn't put down! The world that he imagined was just so immersive that I got lost in the book. He took a spin-off of some fairy tale classics and reimagined them in a way that I've never read before. This book does jump through time a lot, but it is well labeled and easy to follow. The characters were amazingly believable and were just so lovable. A wonderful storyline partnered up with vivid details makes this one of the best books I've read in a long time! I would recommend this book for all ages. If you enjoyed reading the Land of Stories by Chris Colfer, then you would love this novel!
