Mini-Review: The Third Eye by Lois Duncan

Rating: ★★★☆☆ – liked it

Another solid 3-star novel from Lois Duncan. As is often the case in Duncan’s novels, there are some parts that are done perfectly and others that feel a little rushed, but in the end it’s a quick, easy read of decent quality.

Content Warning:  Animal Death & Child Death – There are some mentions of a dead girl (not vivid) and the protag has a nightmare about some missing infants being dead (not vivid). The cop shoots a dog that tries to attack him. You don’t see the dog die, but you see it’s body after and it is described in detail (~2 sentences).

Completed: The Third Eye by Lois Duncan

The Third Eye by Lois Duncan

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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Content Warning:  Animal Death & Child Death – There are some mentions of a dead girl (not vivid) and the protag has a nightmare about some missing infants being dead (not vivid). The cop shoots a dog that tries to attack him. You don’t see the dog die, but you see it’s body after and it is described in detail (~2 sentences).

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He would have to be as clever as a river, he thought, to do well. But he could twist and turn like water, and go his own way, however hard the world tried to drive him along another — or, he thought he could do that.

– Cynthia Voigt, The Wings of a Falcon, page 126

Version:
Paperback, 544 pages
Published May 26th 2015 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Griff had the guarded face of a man who had much to lose by the wrong choice, although he had never had anything to lose. Griff’s smile visited his face like a stranger who was only asking directions on his way through to another town.

– Cynthia Voigt, The Wings of a Falcon, page 97

Version:
Paperback, 544 pages
Published May 26th 2015 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers

It took another time, more waves rolling up, to understand that he had no idea what it would be like to live without fear at his elbow, warning him, keeping him safe, keeping him frightened.

– Cynthia Voigt, The Wings of a Falcon, page 77

Version:
Paperback, 544 pages
Published May 26th 2015 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers

If the Damall had caught Griff taking wine and salt, Griff would have begged forgiveness. Griff would have been afraid and sorry and promised never to do it again. When Griff was afraid he would promise. Later, he might take the wine and salt again, and be afraid again, and promise again, and break the promise again, over and over again. Griff had the bending strength of a sapling.

– Cynthia Voigt, The Wings of a Falcon, page 8

Version:
Paperback, 544 pages
Published May 26th 2015 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers