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At Yellow Lake. By Jane McLoughlin (2012)

by Jane McLoughlin(Favorite Author)

3.06 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1847803601 (ISBN13: 9781847803603)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fiction

publisher

Frances Lincoln

review 1: This book did not impress me. When I first approached it, I expected something creepy and a bit scary-maybe with a mystery type feel. What certainly reinforced that idea was Anne Cassidy's description of how it "oozed menace". However, I never truly felt that this book had a menacing feel. It was only after reading about 70% of the book that the action really started. And what came before that, was uninteresting-like it was fluff. What was well done was the development of the idea of Jonah feeling caught in between his two significantly different cultures-and not understanding where he belonged. How he faced this-in going into nature and building his own wigwam and all- I felt was a unique approach in bringing in the theme of figuring out who you are and gaining self knowl... moreedge.I also felt like the book took a long while to get to the plot. Yes, I understand that it helped develop each character and reinforce the idea of the odd, yet tight group they make, but 100 pages of character introduction seemed a bit overdone to me. To put it simply, the book to a while to get interesting.When I ask myself the question: how would you describe the characters? I'm honestly not quite sure how to answer that because the characters lacked depth. I understood their backgrounds, as we were given much of them, but it couldn't be only their pasts that defined who they were; besides 'lost' not much came to my mind. Just in general, this book felt somewhat unrealistic to me; the characters, their actions, how the plot evolved. This book was a bit of a letdown in terms of my expectations, and I am sorry to say that I didn't really enjoy it.
review 2: At Yellow Lake was an exciting mix of action and adventure, inner quests and courage, and forming friendships.Three teens are drawn to Yellow Lake: Jonah, part Ojibwe Indian who is trying to connect with his heritage. Peter, who promised his mother to bury a lock of her hair by the lake after her death. Etta, who is on the run from her mother’s boyfriend, Kyle. Peter’s family owns a cabin at the lake, and after he helps Etta escape from Kyle, they hide out in the cabin. Shortly after the meet Jonah, who has built his wigwam nearby. It isn’t long before Kyle’s cronies show up, and the three know they are in the middle of something deep and dangerous. It will take all the bravery they have to make it out. At Yellow Lake took me pleasantly by surprise. It was a nice, easy read that I fell into and barely came up for air. Like any book, there were good and bad elements. I loved the friendship formed by the three and the bond they created. Jonah in particular ensnared my attention and I enjoyed learning about his history. The reactions of the parents in this book jarred me a little and it made the book as a whole less believable.This book has a little bit of something for everyone, a sure crowd pleaser. less

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