I finished the audiobook of Blood Red Road the other day, and I have to say it was thoroughly enjoyable, offering a story that was intriguing and heartfelt. Saba and her twin brother, Lugh, live on the shores of Silverlake with their father and younger sister. Then, as it so often happens, something tragic affects the whole family and Saba finds herself on a dangerous journey in search of her brother. Tagging along is her younger sister, Emmy, who is just as stubborn as Saba, and there are plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader guessing. And, of course, there's a love story buried in there too.
I really liked the character Saba, who was fierce and hostile and vulnerable and gentile all rolled up together. If anything, her character kept me coming back. She was strong and defiant, stubborn and defensive, yet her insights were some of the best lines. And her hope of finding Lugh was the heart of the whole book.
I liked it so much that I wanted to see the text—and I was in for quite the surprise. There are no quotation marks. As an editor, I was appalled. Where are our curly little friends? Not found in this book. And then I was immensely glad that I had listened to it, for it was beautiful to listen to, but it would have bugged the heck out of me if I had to read it.
This book is for teens and has some swearing in it. And there are a few intense scenes of fighting and people dying. But it's well worth the read—or listen!
