I'm currently reading Hollow City by Ransom Riggs. The best thing about my book is the suspense and unexpected plot twists.
The main characters in the book are all children that have peculiar traits, talents, and abilities. After their home was bombed, people tried to hunt the children down because of their peculiarity. After nearly getting kidnapped by their enemies, the children had to escape from their home on an island and paddle for more than 6 hours to safety. There were several storms at sea. Multiple times, their boats almost flipped. Then, once they reached the shore, they were almost discovered by their enemies.
After meeting some peculiar animals that could talk, the children were given directions to navigate the island they had landed on. On a path headed toward a train station, they came across a group of Gypsies. The children secretly hopped onto the back of their covered wagons so they would arrive at their destination quicker. However, after the Gypsies stopped to put up camp, they discovered the children. The Gypsies put the children in a cage and were going to hold them there until they figured out what to do with the children.
But, once again, things didn't stay that simple. The children's enemies stopped by the Gypsies' camp after hearing reports of children walking on a trail earlier in the day. They demanded to search the Gypsy camp to see if the children were there. Upon the enemies' arrival, the leader of the Gypsies said, "Hide yourselves under the hay and don't make a sound!" (Riggs, 131). This was another twist in the plot because just moments before, the Gypsies were threatening the children, and now they were trying to protect them!
Just from the few plot events I described, you can see that there is a lot of action in my book. Something new is always happening, and there are many unexpected twists and turns. If you like suspense and action, I recommend that you check this book out!
Also, here is a link to a list of books that are also said to have a lot of action:
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/action-adventure
It seems that unexpected plots are the opposite of what is expected, what I mean by that is I don't think that everything that is directly opposite of something that is expected makes a plot twist what it is, but rather introduces a new topic/solution to a problem unthought of before. Usually, I think books like these will attempt to hide an obvious solution by drawing the reader very closely into the story so the reader is ambushed instead of expecting the opposite, like if an enemy is enemy, then a friend, it seems a bit cliche. Great Job though, keep reading on!
ReplyDeleteI never thought about this! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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