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The main character has a very strong voice. The premise is interesting, without being too outre. The love story is touching without being sacharine. Overall an excellent YA book. Highly recommended.

From the moment I started this book I was thinking and through out it I came to conclusions. Definately not one of those books you can skip passages in so you can get to the action. The ending, although not a running through the fields sort of happy ending, did end on a positive note.

There are a few things in this book that could have been explained: is it set in the future? If so how far? They have cell phones and computers, but they are in a WWII style war.

Is this a magical world? It's never really said whether what goes on with Edmond is telepathy or just being really intuitive.

But, once you get over these unanswered questions (and you can just decide for yourself since they don't really affect the outcome of the book) it's a great read.

It's also one of those books where you either love it, or hate it.

This is a great read not only for teens but for adults as well that like to discuss books with their teens. The premise of a third world war is a subtle subplot. It shows kids what will be important and what won't in the event of a disaster of any kind. There are some controversial topics (anorexia, incest,) that are important for young people that are handled in a very low key non threatening way that will draw the reader in. I look forward to reading more from this author.