Raven Exposed In Elie Wiesel's The Raven

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The world is more than it seems to the untrained eye. It is full of hidden threats, conspiracies, and creatures--that haunt our childhood stories--trying to cling to this world. And Haatim is about to learn how real these creatures are. Jobless and wallowing in his grief, he is met with a proposition to make a few bucks: follow a girl around and take some photographs. Easy enough right? What he is about to discover is that this simple task will throw him into a world with which he had no idea he coexisted. Though, lucky for him, he’s not alone in this crazy whirlwind of danger. Abigail only has one thing on her mind: rescuing her mentor and adoptive father. She doesn’t remember much from the past few months after she had been possessed by a demon. Her training and skills mean nothing to The Council since the incident. They view her as broken and a risk. This causes her much frustration as she is sent on “busy work” missions. During one of these missions she runs into Haatim, who’s been tailing her for an easy paycheck. While completing her mission, an unwelcome turn of events throw the two into turmoil and now, whether she likes it or not, she’s stuck with him. But there is more to Haatim than either of them realize. …show more content…

The detailed descriptions he gives lets the reader really feel like they are right there with the characters. Right from the beginning he hooks the reader with a scene that is dark and damp. Opening with a character so lost in his own agony and grief, one finds themselves both repelled and drawn to him. Only enough information is given to draw the reader further into the pages of this book. There is definitely already some back story going on with many of the characters to which Cole gives clues here and there. Adding to the page turning to find out more of what is truly going