Reviews for The Unseen

The average rating for The Unseen based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-08-07 00:00:00 William Randell Xandra hates her huge, gifted family, and spends most of her time exploring the forbidden forest around her house and rescuing animals. After rescuing a white bird, Xandra finds the bird missing and only a feather remaining. The weird girl at school teaches her that the feather is a Key into the Unseen. When Xandra uses the Key, she begins to see scary shadowy creatures. Eventually Xandra figures out that she sees scary creatures because she has been mean-spirited to her family and others, and only once she begins to make peace with her brothers and sisters does she begin to be surrounded by friendly unseen spirits. The story has scary parts, but the moral is subtly woven in. I am a huge fan of Zilpha Keatley Snyder... not my favorite book by her, but still good.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-04-04 00:00:00 Thomas Brooks Not so great. I remember loving The Changeling, and this seemed a watered down version. Too much exegesis in dialog--I want to believe that young adult books don't actually require that. ZKS's prolific, so I guess she was bound to strike out sometime. Or I'm 30 and can't understand.