This was one of the most amazing books I have ever read. I'm asuming this book was originally written in German because that's where the book takes place and it was translated. Unfortunately, I don't know who the translator was but give them credit too; they did an amazing job in translating! I'd most definately suggest this book to anyone.
The book is about Anna, a good girl, and Abel, a rough-looking kind of guy who is actually very nice and simply trying to take care of his younger sister, Micah. After slowly getting to know Abel more and more, Anna gets to hear the beautiful fairy-tale which Abel tells his sister. Abel has many problems living the way he does, and Anna is more than willing to help, if Abel would just let her. But then when people messing with Abel wind up dead, all fingers point to Abel himself. Anna can't help but wonder- is she in love with a murderer?
I wasn't drawn in right away, but I soon enough was! The writing of this book is very formal and I'd just recently read a teen fiction so I guess I just wasn't prepared. At times I was a little confused, but everything quickly made sense after I read on. The plot was very thick and there were so many twists in the story, it was hard to ever put the book down.
Someone once told me, "American stories often have basically happy endings. Well, you should read a European story. It's much more meaningful and realistic." Very true. In the end, everything somewhat turned out alright, but not everything was perfect. It was so, so sad I was about to cry. And I don't usually cry over books. It was also kind of mature... So if you can stomach an extremely sad and mature story, DEFINATELY, without a doubt, read The Storyteller. The only thing you will regret is not reading it sooner. And sorry this is so long...
I'll rate this book a 10/10
~Mushu
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