Review: Great read! Perfect for teenage boys!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2014
It's really nice to find a YA novel that focuses much more on interesting characters and the fascinating relationship dynamics between peers - rather than the usual angsty love triangle (roll eyes). This book was a great, fast read and would especially appeal to teenage boys, I think. I love how each of the characters had unique voices - and how the author was able to make me care for them - despite the fact the the lines between "good" and "evil" had become a bit blurred and you learn things about some characters that should make you recoil in horror - but somehow, Whibley makes them so "human" that you care about them and find it hard to judge blindly. There are some descriptions of violence but it is all in keeping with the storyline and not gratuitous at all. I think my favourite character was Juno - for some reason, I kept seeing him as a young, teenage version of Agent Zero from the Wolverine movies! :-) Overall, a really enjoyable read!