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Book Review By Rachael High
A Ring of Endless Light by Madeline L'Engle

Vicky Austin returns to an island to be with her grandfather, who is dying of cancer. At a funeral of a family friend she meets Adam, her brother's friend who she grows close to as the story progresses.

Vicky is being openly pursued by two guys, a family friend she feels nothing but friendship for, and an old flame who tried to kill himself and pushes her for more than she wants to give him. All the while she finds herself falling for Adam, who has shown her she has a special gift. She can communicate with dolphins.

Vicky goes to the hospital when her grandfather needs a transfusion, and a child she had met before dies in her arms in the ER. She goes into shock and only Adam can snap her out of it.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance:
Family, caring for ill Yes
Who is sick? - Grampa/ma
because he/she is - physically ill
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over
Unmarried Love Triangle? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Island? Yes
Island: - on vacation

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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