Rainy Day Reads

So this is the first book I can cross off my bingo chart reading goals for the year. I decided to read a book by Patrick Ness because I’ve heard so many good things about him. I have actually read two by him already “A Monster Calls” and “The Knife of Never Letting Go”. The first was based on someone else’s idea, so I felt like that didn’t really count, and I didn’t really like the second one, mainly because of the writing style, so I decided to give it one more go. And I am glad I did. This was a totally different experience regarding writing style and I liked it a lot more.   The book is about a young boy who drowns. But then he wakes up again in a seemingly abandoned world, all alone and very confused. The story unfolds as he tries to figure out what is going on, and how to survive in this world.  I liked the writing in this book. It is pretty straightforward, but still beautifully executed. We flip back and forth between this “new” world and Seth’s memories ...