The Unfrightened Dark

“The Unfrightened Dark”
“The Unfrightened Dark” is a suspenseful novel written by Isabelle Holland.
The main character, Jocelyn, lost her sight when she was twelve years old in a car accident, leaving her parents dead. Although she’s only had Brace (her guide dog) for a year, you are able to see and feel the bond and compassion they have for each other.
When Jocelyn’s best friend's cat, her piano teacher’s dog, and other animals slowly disappear, she fears that Brace and her cats will also be stolen. Soon enough, strangers begin to harass Jocelyn about about “enslaving” Brace and end up stealing Brace and her cats one day. I thought the harassment would make her hesitate a little, but I was wrong, she refuses to feel even the slightest amount of fear and is determined to put the clues together to find Brace and the other animals.
With the help of Jocelyn’s friends, police, and many others, they are able to find the convicts behind everything. The convicts were found in an old school building, where it turns out they kept a large amount of animals, which were “destined” to be sacrificed in a weird cruel way.
I would have to say this is one of my most favorite books yet. I have read this book at least six times already and I cannot seem to just put it down for good! From the very beginning until the very last page, this novel will keep you wondering what's going to happen next. Also, from one paragraph to another, the intensity of the novel keeps increasing, making you want to read even more than what you were intended to read.
Even though the contents in this novel were amazing, I really would have liked it if it had another book to keep the readers, including me, thinking until they read the next book to find out the answers to their questions. What was the ending like you ask? Read and find out. Why do I like this novel so much? That’s an easy question to answer but also a little complicated because the novel has so many reasons why one should like it.
One of these reasons is the text Holland uses. The text is facile to read and simple to understand. I like how Holland’s writings lets us be able to visualize what is going on throughout the novel. Not only do I like the novel because of its text, but because of its overall idea.
I personally am an animal lover, and I think that from start to finish this novel is excellent at showing a bondage through Jocelyn and Brace, as well as the bondage of many other characters and their animals. This novel also shows how reliable and trustworthy a pet animal can be. This novel demonstrates it the most through Jocelyn, the blind teenage girl, and her guide dog Brace.
Despite the fact that “The Unfrightened Dark” is one of my favorite books, I don't think It would be the first book I would recommend to others . I personally think the writer did a great job, I just wanted to know more about what happened, it seemed to just end.