Mystrey Novel

I was looking for a mystrey novel to read for my brownie badge. Rach gave me a book of her, but I couldn't get in to it. John got me some books from the library, but for whatever reason I just didn't feel motivated to read them. Meanwhile I found a new John Grisham book at the bookstore which I bought (seeing as he is one of my favourite authors to read).

When I spent the day at the hospital waiting for my gorgeous wee nephew to arrive I managed to read the entire book. While you could argue that technically John Grisham is a crime, legal, thriller writer, I argue that there was a mystrey involved in the story and therefore can count as my 'mystrey' novel.

Theodore Boone, The Abduction by John Grisham.

Theodore Boone is 13 years old that know more law than most lawyers in town. This is the second book about Theodore Boone. In the first book he finds out some vital information in a murder trial and works hard at clearing the innocent mans name. He must have been popular because he is back again in a new story.

This time round Theodores best friend April disappears, presumed kidnapped. Theodore works tiresly, looking for clues in an attempt to find her. Eventually he finds a clue that no one else does, deciphers it and goes on a road trip with his uncle to find April and bring her back home.

I have enjoyed the Theodore Boone character, he's a bit of a change from John Grishams' normal courtroom dramas. He's a teenager with an almost romanticised notion of the law. He's smarter than the average teenager but still naive in the way of the world. He makes for a nice change and a great segway for John Grisham. He's obviously proven popular for him to quickly release another book with the same character.

As my assessor, I need to discuss my favourite part of the book with you. I don't think I have favourite part overall, but I did really enjoy the ending. I liked that she wasn't dead, or traumatised, or even kidnapped really. That would be the ending you'd expect from one of John Grisham's 'grown up' characters but not perhaps the most appropriate ending for a teenager character. I liked that Theodore was smarter than the lawyers and all the adults when it came to finding clue and solving the mystrey of what had happened to his best friend. I loved that he loved her so much and knew her so well that he didn't give up on finding her no matter what. We should all be so lucky to have a best friend just like him.