My Opinion: It’s not the smoothest read no, but the farther it went, the more interesting it got, with story moving forwards to the bottleneck of the end, the last point, and the last seed of doubt. The giant ash that has stood for so many thousands of decades splits down its centre as a fiery spear penetrates deep inside.

Not because there is anything necessarily to graphic or horrific in this book, but there are certain animal. And indeed, as it eventually turns out, he does, though we're assured that is something that will benefit us, in the end. According to the Guardian, 'In the UK, fiction for "young adults" has grown hugely over the past decade. What started as an interesting experiment turns out to be one of the most boring retellings of myths I have ever read.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A big yes to acknowledging how long there have been those in the world who do not fit into a binary!

De manier waarop hij met de lezer communiceert, geeft het boek een aangename en humoristische toets. my other main nitpick if you allow me one more is the way the book dealt with the topic of homophobia and transphobia.Four of his novels have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal: THE CRY OF THE WOLF, AN ANGEL FOR MAY, THE BABY AND FLY PIE and THE GHOST BEHIND THE WALL.