so-soWhile it is very similar plot-wise to Room, this lacks the emotional impact & intensity of that novel, perhaps because it's pitched as YA. The narrative voice, which is such a tour de force in Room, here is inauthentic & inconsistent. There's a shallowness to it as well as a few niggly plot holes that prevents full engagement & restricted empathy. Moreover, I just don't believe in it. Drags in places & is a little repetitive. OK but only just OK.
Starting this one today. Getting Room vibes from the description.
With thanks to #netgalley for this book.
Last Thursday and today....my firsts outside power walking exercise....around Old San Juan! 😍with protection and maintaining social distancing of course. Marvelous!
pickThis is a compelling look at the human will to survive. It will inevitably be compared to Room but I think it stands up on it‘s own merits incredibly well. Full review on my blog if you feel like reading!
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https://lifewithallthebooks.com/2019/01/12/outside-by-sarah-ann-juckes-review/
I received this e-arc from netgalley. My review is my own honest opinion.
pickEle & the Others have been trapped inside by Him for as long as they can remember. Can they make their escape?
After a slow start, it picked up about a third of the way through. The ending was good enough that I‘m glad I stuck with it. 3.5🌟
TW: some descriptions of child abuse - thankfully brief & not too graphic.
Thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Penguin Random House UK Children‘s, for the opportunity to review an ARC.
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