“Early Morning” by Tim Kress was an enjoyable read. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for or likes adventure, fantasy, Native American folklore and the wonderful art of storytelling – you would not be disappointed. From the cover to the back of the summary page, I had no idea what I was getting myself into and the best part about that was – I liked not knowing. The spectrum of fantasy and reality were evident at times when it came to Early and Jensen, by creating an imaginary world that felt like you were right there with these characters. I adored Steve a.k.a Early the most because of his will power and determination to find the girl he truly loved and cherished. I realized that there is a little of Early in all of us, I think; he was an underdog of a character who was not supposed to succeed, but triumphs in the end. He conveyed the example: when you are looking for the truth, you would find it no matter what.

Jensen and Early’s relationship was weird, from the first moment they met to the very end. But they were made for each other, they needed each other whether they realized it or not and that was another aspect I liked dearly about how Tim wrote things. There were moments I laughed, gasped for air in disbelief and felt hurt, these characters were not boring, they had personality, truth and flaws and they came across as human. My favorite part throughout the book would have to have been in chapter four. I believed that was the chapter Jensen opened up more freely toward Early about what had been going on with him and that was where we (I) learned about his Native American lineage and from there that was when the adventure really started. It was truly amazing in many forms and unbelievable to the imagination.

The motif of “Early Morning” to me was “knowing” and how the reason of existing or guilelessly just wanting to know whom you were and what was your purpose was written and done ideally. The beauty and simplicity of how things could alter into something else was tangible, because every character in this book was searching for something or changing into something, for the best and worst. This book gave me a new perspective of things and most importantly, left me with the impression of hope and satisfaction. It was a good read and I personally found no fault in this book. It had done its job, and painted a nice image of the unknown with me and I could not ask for more. I was glad I had the opportunity of reading such a tale.