The Knife of Never Letting Go - I wanted to let go.

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

Todd Hewitt lives on a very strange planet. For one, there are two moons, but more importantly- everything makes noise. You can hear everyone's (people and animals) thoughts. So when Todd Hewitt meets someone who doesn't give off any noise, imagine his surprise. This turns into a dangerous hide and seek game with an army. And like it says on the back of the book: how do you run from your enemies when they can hear your thoughts?

SPOILERS: beware.

This is the most miserable and pointless book I've ever read. I mean, sure, it's pretty exciting while you're reading it, and it does get pretty intense, but the last chapter completely demolishes the whole book and all hope you ever had for the main characters' survival. Very disappointing book, but also very intense. I would never have read this book if it wasn't on my school reading list. And it turns out that it would have been a good thing not to have read it.

The narrator of the book (Todd Hewitt)  doesn't know how to read/write, so he misspells words. Like instead of preparation he would write preparayshun.

Summary: if you want to read a long book about a two kids running away from their enemies and then being so close to escaping but being caught, go right ahead. Sure, you may enjoy it up until the last chapter. The last chapter ruins everything.

P.S. Maybe some of you like books that aren't that typical happy ending kind of thing. Maybe you like books that destroy all hope and faith you have. I personally do not.

Buy The Knife of Never Letting Go: Chaos Walking: Book One (Hardcover)
Buy The Knife of Never Letting Go: Chaos Walking: Book One (Paperback)
Buy The Ask and the Answer: Chaos Walking: Book Two Maybe I'll read this one to see how it all ends.