Lauren O. (LoMel) - , reviewed on 12/18/2014 + 134 more book reviews

There were a lot of things I liked about this novel but nothing that really bowled me over or convinced me I would read it again, hence the rating. After seeing on it many best-of end of year lists, I think I went in expecting more than I ended up getting out of it. The story is told in alternating chapters-odd chapters are set in the present and move forward in time, even chapters are set in the past and move backwards from close to the present back to the beginning. This sounds complicated but Wyld uses it well and it's actually a very effective way to tell the story. I liked Jake quite a bit, and even the unresolved ending didn't bother me, I just wasn't blown away by anything in here. There's no reason not to read this if it intrigues you.

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