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A review by slowpoke
Don't Turn Around by Michelle Gagnon
4.0
** 4 stars **
Alright, I was going to give this book 3.5 stars, but then I read the last page of the book and it instantly boosted it up to 4 stars. Dunno why, it was jut a fantastic way to end the first book.
This is not "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" Definitely not as disturbing as that.
You have two main characters :
Cold, lonesome, hacker Noa and rich hacker Peter.
Noa, lived all on her own for the past few years, being in the system for awhile she escaped and lived on her own.
Peter, he had everything. A girlfriend, money, two parents, and the best public school in town. However it may seem impossible that these two could even share the same story, they do.
The writing is pretty good for a young adult novel. The characters might not of been that captivating but they did have their times when you felt for them, except for Noa. I got a bit annoyed with her at times, how she was always so cold. However, I did grow attached to her and I was always rooting for her. The thing about this book is that the story is original. As you read and find out more about the story, which I don't want to spoil for you, you might think "How is this original?" It is pretty original and especially when they mix in the hacking except. I've never read a book where the character(s) are hackers. So it was a pretty interesting read.
DON'T FRET - there might not be a lot of romance, hardly any actually - but it is in there. Gagnon doesn't fling it around like most YA authors do which is just fantastic. I love when books actually have romance but its subtle and the book isn't revolved around it.
However, I do think that the next book will have a love triangle, for those of you who like love triangles.
And yes, we are left with unanswered questions and puzzling things, but I know Gagnon will write us a fantastic book and they will be answered. Of course they will probably be followed with more puzzling things and questions, but that's the fun of suspense and mysteries.
The last page of the book, it was incredible. Short but yet so cliff hanger-ish. I immediately thought this for the next book.
Alright, I was going to give this book 3.5 stars, but then I read the last page of the book and it instantly boosted it up to 4 stars. Dunno why, it was jut a fantastic way to end the first book.
This is not "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" Definitely not as disturbing as that.
You have two main characters :
Cold, lonesome, hacker Noa and rich hacker Peter.
Noa, lived all on her own for the past few years, being in the system for awhile she escaped and lived on her own.
Peter, he had everything. A girlfriend, money, two parents, and the best public school in town. However it may seem impossible that these two could even share the same story, they do.
The writing is pretty good for a young adult novel. The characters might not of been that captivating but they did have their times when you felt for them, except for Noa. I got a bit annoyed with her at times, how she was always so cold. However, I did grow attached to her and I was always rooting for her. The thing about this book is that the story is original. As you read and find out more about the story, which I don't want to spoil for you, you might think "How is this original?" It is pretty original and especially when they mix in the hacking except. I've never read a book where the character(s) are hackers. So it was a pretty interesting read.
DON'T FRET - there might not be a lot of romance, hardly any actually - but it is in there. Gagnon doesn't fling it around like most YA authors do which is just fantastic. I love when books actually have romance but its subtle and the book isn't revolved around it.
However, I do think that the next book will have a love triangle, for those of you who like love triangles.
And yes, we are left with unanswered questions and puzzling things, but I know Gagnon will write us a fantastic book and they will be answered. Of course they will probably be followed with more puzzling things and questions, but that's the fun of suspense and mysteries.
The last page of the book, it was incredible. Short but yet so cliff hanger-ish. I immediately thought this for the next book.