The Knife of Never Letting Go

The Knife of Never Letting Go

Patrick Ness

"Poo Todd, Poo." Manchee is Todd Hewitt's dog. Manchee can talk. Todd is the youngest boy in Prentisstown at 13 years old. A town only of men. That can hear each other's thoughts. Noise. The 'Noise' germ/plague killed off the women long ago. It's always noisy in Prentisstown.  When Todd turns 14 he will become a man...until he feels the silence.

There are so many good things about this book that I'm going to list them. 

1. The animals talk.
2. Ness writes Todd's speech as he would say it. With spelling mistakes and mis pronunciations.
3. The Noise of some men (the mad ones) is written in a different and bold font for you to be able to see and feel the emotion.
4. It has swear words.
5. Every chapter is full of adventure and high intensity action.
6. It's a trilogy therefore 3x of Todd Hewitt and his Noise.
7. You have no idea how it's going to end.

Exceptionally written and definitely not for the faint hearted. For readers 14+ but the content isn't anything to be concerned about so if younger readers are advanced readers (as in reading is their life) then they should be a part of this. 

If this novel was alive, it would be chaos walking.

Legend

Legend

Marie Lu

This is a dystopian Los Angeles and a plague has broken out. Day is a 15 year old and he is from the Republic's slums. June is a 15 year old and she is from the Republic's wealthiest district. Day is the Republic's most wanted criminal. June is the Republic's prodigy. Both meet under false pretences but a mutual attraction happens. Is June's beloved Republic all that they seem or is Day just another delinquent? Both are fighting for something but  one of them must decide who to believe. 

This is a fast paced page turner written from both character's perspectives. Starts off with Day who you learn is the epitome of rebellion. Bad boy doing right with family values is sure to make the girls swoon. June is the kick ass no nonsense girl with intelligence to beware of. The story gets straight to the point and doesn't drag. It's a great read for the feminist within or the guy who wants action and the girl, in other words, every person ever. If you liked The Hunger Games, you will definitely love this. Once finished, you will be wanting more and you will get it with the second in the trilogy.