Tuck Everlasting follows Winnie Foster, as she deals with her painfully monotonous life, until one day, in the woods, she comes across a breath of fresh air, Jesse Tuck. She soon learns that the Tuck family has become immortal after drinking from a magical stream of youth and will now live forever.  But their secret is threatened by a man seeking to profit off the stream, and Winnie’s knowledge takes her into a twisty turn of events involving a terrible accident, young love, and a breathtaking escape.

I enjoyed this book because of the creative take on an age-old idea. At least once, everyone has thought about what it would be like to live forever, and this short read gives us a creative take on it. The book’s voice was like a lazy summer read, with the blunt voice of a clever yet young Winnie Foster. Since the novel is short, the characters did not develop much, except for Winnie, who has a small realization. I enjoyed how the book was fast-paced, and not fraught with meaningless description, although I cannot say the text was rich. The story was fun, and the reader grows to love some characters, and dislike others, which shows some skill on the author’s part. Overall, I would recommend the novel to someone who feels like a mildly interesting, not fully-engaging, summer read.

The book was well-written, for its intent, but I suggest that anyone searching for an engaging novel should skip it for the time being. Similar books include The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, because they both share the type of blunt story, and basic writing style.