The First Surprises

For summer I am reading the book Ravens Gate, a story that starts on Ipswich, England, with Matt, a thirteen old boy with no parents. He was going with a very good friend of his, named Kelvin, to rob a electronic store. In the store Kelvin stab a guard on his side and told the police that was Matt the one who did it. The police took Matt to London were he was told that he was going to live with  Jayne Deverill, his new legal guardian. Mrs. Deverill took Matt to his house on Yorkshire where Matt was very frustrated because it was a farm with nothing electronic. After a week of living on the Mrs.Deverill`s farm Jayne ask Matt to go to a village near the farm to get a package for her. In the village he meet a big and strong man who warned him not to be near that village.

"The coach was late. I would have called you from the station, but I`m afraid I don't carry a phone. we`re not up-to-date in the Yorkshire countryside as you are down here in London. In fact, there´s no sign were I live so a mobile telephone would be something of a waste of time."

(Horowitz 32)

Really? I don't know how Matt is going to survive a hole year on such a place that it doesn't have phone signal. If I were Matt I will suffer a lot all the 365 days at Mrs.Deverill`s farm. The place where Matt is going, is very different from what he is used to. I think Matt is going to suffer a lot but is part of his punishment. 

"Listen to me, Matthew Freeman," the man said suddenly. "You don't want to be hanging around this village. you don't want to be anywhere  near here. Do you understand me? I shouldn't be talking to you like this. But if you know what is good for you, you'll get away.You`ll go as far away as you can and you won`t come back. Do you hear me? you need to..."

(Horowitz 58)

I find strange that suddenly a unknown man warned you on such a way that would even scared you and then only pause suddenly. I don't know what Matt`s feelings were but I think that Matt was really scared. If a strange men would told me that, I will run away and follow his warning without a doubt. I don't know what make the men react in such way but I don't think is something good.

I really enjoy reading this first chapters from this novel, they had lots of suspense and I really like it. This novel is a very good one, which hooks you on the story and make it difficult to stop reading. By reading how the book ends I don't know what will come next because the men`s warning left the book with a very big suspense. Maybe Matt will follow the advice but, what if he decides to learn more about what is happening and he stays? If Matt decide to scape he would make a good for him because he would follow the men`s warning and he will prevent any danger.