An action packed opening gripped me right from the beginning. A frantic sense of movement and action was created and the introduction to Becky's character left me desperate to find out more.
The change in perspective to a first person narrator was deft and strong themes of society's obession with appearance permeated the narrative while also confirming that our narrator, Skye Rogers, did not conform to society's strict expectations. Not only was Skye judged by her mother in this opening section but also by her peers and the uncoolest of uncool fates befell her, quite literally, when she stumbled on stage on her first day at school.
Intrigue rippled through the story on two occasions for me: firstly when it was revealed that new girls went missing- the foreboding is hard to bear as we assume Skye will be next... but also when 17th of March and the end of the world was put forward. The tantalising reveal at the end that her dad believed in Dr Finkelstein's prophesy but was himself in a mental asylum created the necessary intrigue to want to read on.
A seemingly topical and engaging read so far with delightful quotations before the novel and before chapters from Stephen Hawking and F Scott Fitzgerald point to an educated writer who wants to inform as well as entertain his young adult readership.
The change in perspective to a first person narrator was deft and strong themes of society's obession with appearance permeated the narrative while also confirming that our narrator, Skye Rogers, did not conform to society's strict expectations. Not only was Skye judged by her mother in this opening section but also by her peers and the uncoolest of uncool fates befell her, quite literally, when she stumbled on stage on her first day at school.
Intrigue rippled through the story on two occasions for me: firstly when it was revealed that new girls went missing- the foreboding is hard to bear as we assume Skye will be next... but also when 17th of March and the end of the world was put forward. The tantalising reveal at the end that her dad believed in Dr Finkelstein's prophesy but was himself in a mental asylum created the necessary intrigue to want to read on.
A seemingly topical and engaging read so far with delightful quotations before the novel and before chapters from Stephen Hawking and F Scott Fitzgerald point to an educated writer who wants to inform as well as entertain his young adult readership.