"Son"

This is the exciting finale of "The Giver" quartet. "Son", by Lois Lowry, takes us back to the first community where Jonas is training to be the Receiver. Only this time we learn the story of Clair, the young woman who gave birth to Gabe. Clair is unique because she feels. In a community where feelings do not exist no one is there to help her through the loss she feels after her son is taken from her, or the unexplainable love she feels when she holds him for the first time. When Jonas takes Gabe and escapes, Clair is left with only one option - leave with the strange people from elsewhere on their boat. That is her best chance of finding her son. Things don't go as planned though and Clair ends up washed up on a beach in a remote village where the only exit is to climb an impossibly high cliff. She is not about to let that stop her though and her determination to find her son is stronger than ever. She will do whatever it takes to make it back to Gabe.

This book shows what true love is and will definitely pull on your heartstrings. It brings all of the characters from the previous three books back together for one last hoorah, and is the perfect ending to the story. I've said this before, but Lowry ends her books without really ending the story. All four books in this quartet are like that. She leaves a lot for the readers imagination to fill in. It's something that I don't really enjoy, but if you have read her other books then you will know what to expect with this one. However that is not enough to deter me from recommending this book. It will probably take a week or so to get through, but it's definitely worth reading. Be sure to read "The Giver", "Gathering Blue", and "Messenger" before starting this one though. Then get back on here and let me know what you think!