I didn't expect to feel what I felt when I started this book. The emotions I had reading this were very real and I found myself relating to the story. I was digging up feelings from something that happened a decade ago and it felt like I was in Conor O'Malley's shoes, experiencing his anger and his struggles. I give this book five stars because even though it was simply written the nature of the book was anything but. Plus, any book that makes me feel the way I did deserves the stars.

This was a very quick and entertaining read. I regret that I had to split this book up over a few days because it would have been the perfect kind of book to read in an afternoon. I enjoyed the Chaos Walking series from Ness and this further showed his strength as an author.