Review of "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

Genre: YA/Dystopian

Page Count: 479 Pages

Synopsis: Prentisstown isn't like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. Just a month away from the birthday that will make him a man, Todd and his dog, Manchee - whose thoughts Todd can hear too, whether he wants to or not -- stumble upon an area of complete silence. They find that in a town where privacy is impossible, something terrible has been hidden - a secret so awful that Todd and Manchee must run for their lives.

But how do you escape when your pursuers can hear your every thought?

Review: I was so excited to start reading this book because of how everyone I know has talked about how great it was. Naturally, when I picked up this book I expected it to be fantastic and heart wrenching and everything else people had told me that it would be. However, The Knife of Never Letting Go was a huge disappointment after all of the hype it got.

It wasn't a horrible book by any means, it just wasn't great either. The writing was pretty good and I enjoyed the book well enough, but I just didn't love it.

The Knife of Never Letting Go was alright, but it won't be making any top lists for my favorite books any time soon.

Rating: 3 STARS.