Although this book probably won't be the winner of the award this year, [as much as I may hope it will] it was certainly the one that I have enjoyed the most. This may be partly due to the fact that I read it at a point where I was not stressed out, and [more importantly] it was a book aimed at my age range. However, not all books aimed at my age range, whenever they are read, are necessarily good, and this book has many good qualities that take it ahead of the others in its group.

For starters the style is relaxing to the eyes and mind, and the plot, if not gripping, holds you tighter than a safety bar on reasonably disreputable roller coaster. Another quality of the book is that it contains no obscure and pointless metaphors, quite unlike this review.

However, the main quality of this book that sets it apart from the rest is that it is the only one that makes you think it afterwards. Other books, such as The Ropemaker, have more gripping plots, but True Believer is set in a world that really comes to life, warts and all, and makes you ponder over it for weeks afterwards.

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