The Fetch

The Fetch


By: Laura Whitcomb
Reviewed by: Annabelle L., 15
Rating: It was amazing!


Calder is a Fetch. An escort for all those who transcend their life on Earth, yet have not reached Heaven. Unsettled with his position, he takes a chance with one soul that questioned him with canny questions- Rasputin. Using Rasputin's body, he is forced back into the physical life of a human in the Russian Revolution. With that, he also creates a crevice to erupt between the Aisle and Earth. Souls, Fetches, and human alike can all feel the torn of the worlds, and it's up to Calder to fix it. With Ana and Alexis, and the accompanying Rasputin to mix things up, Calder takes on the task, before it's too late.

Laura Whitcomb takes you on a journey of the Russian Revolution and how the world keeps going, though history is in the making. She takes an interesting view on the mysterious disappearance of Anastasia and Alexis' body during that time.

This book kept me on the edge, and I always flipped page after page after page; it's difficult to put down, when you start. I definitely enjoyed this enormously, especially since I held Anastasia as a favorite historical person; Ms. Whitcomb's characterization of her and her younger brother Alexis made me felt like I actually knew them, plus Calder fitted in perfectly with them.

Speaking of Calder, as the protagonist, he wasn't the perfect hero. He made his own mistakes, big and small, but he also perserves, and I admire him for that. He's a person you can definitely relate to.

Rasputin is another character to talk about. He plays a major role in this story, being part hero and part villian. We never could tell if Rasputin was really a bad guy or a good guy in real life. He was a favorite of the tsarina and a healer for Alexis, but his underground ways unnerved many and made them think of him as evil and corrupt. It could be the media that promoted that view, but casting that aside, this story brings a little bit of both sides of Rasputin, and you start sympathizing with him and seeing HIS side of the story. It's amazing, how she [the author] twists this subplot in.

A side of humor, a lot of supernatural, and a tinge of history, and a dash of underlying romance, we see glimspes of many genres put into this masterpiece that Laura Whitcomb created. I hope everyone who touches this books, comes out awed. Or at least, enjoyed the story. :)

Recommended to: anyone!