Published- 12th April 2016
Publisher- Amulet Books
Pages- 240 pages (paperback)
SOLICITED ARC REVIEW
The premise of the novel is about two sisters called Vivian and Audra. Audra suddenly goes missing one day, but where has she gone and why? When she does reappear who is the mysterious guy with her? Does the guy have anything to do with the mysterious words appearing in Vivian's notebook? Why do they want Vivian to come with them and will they all make it home safely?
This novel was quite a quick read as the text was quite small but there wasn't much text per page. A lot of the page was blank around the sides and at the bottom and top. So the pages could have been filled up a bit more. In some ways I enjoyed this novel, mainly because it was a quick mystery/survival read. The ways I didn't enjoy it include some aspects of the novel which were not included or talked about.
Two things which weren't explained where what exactly was wrong with Vivian and why did she need to keep taking medication. Also, what exactly was her dad's job, all it said was that he spoke to people in other countries in his basement. Some other parts which were not explained include who exactly was writing in the notebook, that was never answered. I also wanted to know exactly what happened to Henry and Audra. I'm guessing they both died in the water, but it was not explained what they were doing at the water or exactly what happened to cause them to drown. Some parts of the action were also very slow paced so it took a while to get through some of the scenes.
I liked that the novel was very descriptive in terms of the landscape and where they were staying. It was also descriptive in how they would describe some of the people they met. In terms of back stories I would have liked more back story for Iceland and Henry. We never found out exactly who Henry was or why he suddenly appeared with Audra. This novel definitely had the mystery element to it in terms of Audra's disappearance and no one knowing where exactly she was.
Overall, I gave this novel 3/5 stars as it was a quick reading, but it was lacking in a lot of elements of the plot. Such as back stories, explanations, key questions answered, etc. I got through this read within a few days which was good. Its a good mystery survival novel, but it does need a lot of things added to the overall plot of the novel.
This novel was quite a quick read as the text was quite small but there wasn't much text per page. A lot of the page was blank around the sides and at the bottom and top. So the pages could have been filled up a bit more. In some ways I enjoyed this novel, mainly because it was a quick mystery/survival read. The ways I didn't enjoy it include some aspects of the novel which were not included or talked about.
Two things which weren't explained where what exactly was wrong with Vivian and why did she need to keep taking medication. Also, what exactly was her dad's job, all it said was that he spoke to people in other countries in his basement. Some other parts which were not explained include who exactly was writing in the notebook, that was never answered. I also wanted to know exactly what happened to Henry and Audra. I'm guessing they both died in the water, but it was not explained what they were doing at the water or exactly what happened to cause them to drown. Some parts of the action were also very slow paced so it took a while to get through some of the scenes.
I liked that the novel was very descriptive in terms of the landscape and where they were staying. It was also descriptive in how they would describe some of the people they met. In terms of back stories I would have liked more back story for Iceland and Henry. We never found out exactly who Henry was or why he suddenly appeared with Audra. This novel definitely had the mystery element to it in terms of Audra's disappearance and no one knowing where exactly she was.
Overall, I gave this novel 3/5 stars as it was a quick reading, but it was lacking in a lot of elements of the plot. Such as back stories, explanations, key questions answered, etc. I got through this read within a few days which was good. Its a good mystery survival novel, but it does need a lot of things added to the overall plot of the novel.
Rating 3/5
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