Honor English Post 2

     Recently I've been reading The Musician's Daughter by Susan Dunlap. My favorite part of book is the plot in general. It's really interesting and when you just read a summary it sounds really good. It definitely engages the reader. Unfortunately I think the author explains things too much and it causes the reader to get bored with the book. This is especially present in the middle of the book because the narrator just explains her thoughts and all her theories to her father's murder instead of continuing with the plot. I like how Dunlap set up the order of events because the beginning of the book just jumps right in and it gets you attention. During the middle I wish Dunlap would have added more plot twists because it starts to get boring when you are just listening to thoughts but then it starts to pick up and get better.

     I also really like this book because it uses rich vocabulary. One sentence i love in this book is, "Mirela took the medallion in her hand and gazed at it as if she were trying to read the future in her palm." (163).  I feel like a lot of book uses similar language but this book has used a lot of new words to me. It also uses a lot of figurative language which does enhance the writing but sometimes it feel like there is too much and the book needs to be more straight to the point.

     I recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery but has a pretty good comprehension level because at time this book get confusing. This is because of all the figuartive language and description. So far I would give it 3/5 stars because I liked the plot but it just gets draggeed on too long. Overall it's a pretty good book and I think most people would enjoy it.