I think I am a fan of Marcus Sedgwick’s writing style. ALSO! There was a ton of Scandinavian influence in this book with vikings and it was AWESOME. I liked that there was a ghost and a vampire but they didn’t feel like the ghosts and vampires I read about in YA. I liked that Blessed Island was subtly creepy - like the scary stuff was lurking below the surface. It felt tasteful and not ostentatious at all.You know how some books beat you over the head with their otherworldly elements? This one did not do that. Also, I did not realize there would be a paranormal element. Just trust that the characters are interesting and I could definitely see how the interest was sustained over many lifetimes.Īs I am an idiot, I did not really read the synopsis before starting so I didn’t realize just how interconnected the various stories in Marcus Sedgwick’sÂ Midwinterblood would be. And I suppose Eric seems kind of mysterious in most of his. Although, Merle does seem pretty maternal in most of her lives. You see each life that Merle and Eric live is different. It’s so weird, usually I cannot shut up and go on and on and on in these reviews, butÂ Midwinterblood is so smart and layered that I can’t just write a sentence about how kickass Merle is or how persistent Eric is. OH OH and there are a few stories that interweave, but they are all connected because it’s like past lives that go on and on. There’s this other guy on the island, Tor who is super sketchy. The island is all mysterious and might as well be a fountain of life, except there’s no children Â (basically it is my version of paradise). Eric Seven is a journalist visiting Blessed Island for an article.

Basically the book opens up in the year 2073. The plot ofÂ Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick is super hard to describe. Further, I also spent sometime after reading questioning whether I would consider this book YA or adult fiction. I’m not entirely sure how to class it, as there is a paranormal element, but it reads as realistic - the paranormal does not overwhelm at all. Granted, there’s nothing wrong with a nice popcorn book but there’s something awesome about a read that really gets your brain going.Â Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick is an incredibly smart read featuring multiple plot lines over quite a long timeline. I am positive I do not read intelligent, multilayered books enough.

Midwinterblood by marcus sedgwick