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Win is away at boarding school. He doesn't see his family anymore and in chapters that alternate between the present and the past, Win, with the help of new girl Jordan and former friend Lex, works to come to terms with the curse within his bloodline.
Kuehn does brilliant things here with voice and plotting. As the reader moves deeper into the story it becomes apparent that Win is quite the unreliable narrator. With the chapters alternating between present and past, why Win is unreliable becomes ...more
Kuehn does brilliant things here with voice and plotting. As the reader moves deeper into the story it becomes apparent that Win is quite the unreliable narrator. With the chapters alternating between present and past, why Win is unreliable becomes ...more
This book is amazing and moving. Tight plotting, innovative narrative structure that twists upon itself, stunning revelations. This well-crafted novel speeds along two timelines and the inevitable crash of past and present unfolds with such grace and passion. This is one of those books I will put in students hands because if their lives aren't this bleak, they can learn to have empathy and compassion through this. My students who love Andrew Smith's STICK will love this fast-paced read.
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This is a tricky one for me to rate. While I appreciated the atmospheric writing, and the back & forth narration between the tortured present and the confusing past, ultimately I'm not sure the big reveal worked for me. Yes, it was incredibly horrific, but I'm just not sure it rang as plausible. Having said that, I'm still rating it highly - finished in one sitting, and the haunting narration is still with me.
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This completely sucked me in. Love books in which I'm not sure what's going on -- what's real and what's not. This is a great example and the second I've read recently, if you think of We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. An interesting combo. Well-deserved Morris Award!
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Not too crazy about this one. The writing was mostly good but the storyline was just too bizarre for me. I also generally dislike books on this topic.
Dark, intense, hard to push through at times, and so well written. But hard - hard to get into, because Drew is not inviting, and hard to finish once you know where the story is taking you.
Jun 12, 2013
Amanda
marked it as to-read
Dec 10, 2013
Julie
marked it as to-read
Jan 02, 2014
Meghan
marked it as to-read
Jan 27, 2014
Kathy
marked it as to-read
3.5 stars
