Morpheus Road: The Light by D.J. MacHale

The Light is the first book in a projected YA horror trilogy, focused on young Marshall Seaver, who is being haunted by his own artistic creation, a creepily menacing character he calls Gravedigger… this is a fast read once one gets past the opening, which is slow only in relation to the rest of the book. And it should be slow, as D.J. MacHale takes the time to set up the characters and give us  something /someone to care about.  Marshall is especially sharply drawn.. while MacHale keeps things moving with several chase scenes and tense moments, and has a nice sense of building to bigger and more horrific things… While much of the book’s lower-level mysteries are resolved by the end, the big questions (along with some new ones) remain, setting us up nicely for the second book. While the horror plot is mostly just solid, the main character’s winning voice largely makes up for the weaknesses in plotting… Read the rest.