A decieving bug...

I know that I have been posting about Behemoth recently, but I kind of finished another book, so that is what I'll post about. The book is called The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson.

 First some explaining. This book is about a girl named Piper, who lives in Scrap town 16, in the meteor fields of Solace. Here is a map depicting solace, and I will reference it along the summary, and recommendation.

Piper, a young girl, has to make a living of of what she finds in the meteor fields. Unfortunately, so does every other "scrapper" as they are called. The meteors often have things in them, which can be put back together. Piper has a special gift, that is later revealed as something much more promising. During one of the meteor storms, Piper leaves the safe zone to find Micah, who is a smaller boy, and snuck out before the storm started. The real trouble happens afterward. Piper finds a girl who survived the meteor storm, but was badly hurt. Somehow she revives the girl (although the dust form the meteors is poisonous, and the girl was out in it probably too long), and finds the mark of the dragonfly. In the book, it says, "The dragonfly tattoos were only given to two groups of people: Aron's advisory council... and those who were under the king's protection." (Johnson 46) This must make the girl very important...

That is only the beginning of the book. If I summarized the entire thing, we would likely have three pages worth of writing, and not a word about my recommendation.

I really liked this book, even though it isn't my typical science fiction type. There was a lot of fast paced action, and much of the book took place on a train, of all places. The lives of the characters are woven together (literally) in a way that I have never seen in any book before. The literally has no meaning until you reach the end of the book, but there are hints dropped earlier, that are hard to pick up on. From the mysterious man, that the girl called "the wolf", to the crew of the 401 (a train running along the track above), this books fast pace, and excellent storyline make for a good read indeed.

Keep reading.

P.S. This is the one and only post on this book. Don't expect anything more on it, unless you want to read it yourself.