gracedreads's review against another edition
3.0
The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George is not what I first envisioned the book to be about. This book kept me interested but not to the point where it will stick with me forever. I had to find out how it would end. This book ends on a cliffhanger, and even though I wanted to know how it would end I'm not so sure I will pick up the second book when it comes out. This book really didn't speak to or stick with me.
The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George is a book featured around a four-teen year old girl named Hannah Armstrong, only due to unforeseen circumstances she is forced to alter her entire identity and change her name to Becca King. Becca King can hear the thoughts of others, which she calls whispers. She is then taken to Whidbey Island by her mother who drops her off to stay with a family friend while she goes off to try and create a new life for them in British Columbia. Only when she arrives, Becca finds out the family friend has died. Becca must then, find a new place to stay, not being able to get in touch with her mother, Becca starts to make a life for herself on the island. She befriends an outcast, gets taken in by a hotel owner, makes an enemy, discovers a psychic connection, and gets involved in an incident with nothing but mystery and lies surrounding her and all of her newly found acquaintances. This book keeps you interested to the point that you want to find out how it ends but you don't need too.
The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George is a book featured around a four-teen year old girl named Hannah Armstrong, only due to unforeseen circumstances she is forced to alter her entire identity and change her name to Becca King. Becca King can hear the thoughts of others, which she calls whispers. She is then taken to Whidbey Island by her mother who drops her off to stay with a family friend while she goes off to try and create a new life for them in British Columbia. Only when she arrives, Becca finds out the family friend has died. Becca must then, find a new place to stay, not being able to get in touch with her mother, Becca starts to make a life for herself on the island. She befriends an outcast, gets taken in by a hotel owner, makes an enemy, discovers a psychic connection, and gets involved in an incident with nothing but mystery and lies surrounding her and all of her newly found acquaintances. This book keeps you interested to the point that you want to find out how it ends but you don't need too.
ariel25's review against another edition
3.0
I won this book from First Reads, and it was my first one. This is the first book that I've read by Elizabeth George, so I have no idea how good her other books are. I think that this is her first book that was based for a younger audience though. From the ending, there will probably be a sequel,and I hope that it was better than the first; I may not read it otherwise. I only gave this book a three stars for several reasons.
1. Why was there so many descriptions of trees? I understood that they were surrounded by a forest with a vast variety of trees, but I have no idea what they all look like. Personally, I can only imagine them as a tree, so the detailed description of each time a tree was present was not necessary.
2. Why was everybody obsessed with Becca's appearance? Why did Elizabeth George have to go in great detail that she was making the main character ugly? Also, Becca constantly thought that she was ugly as well which was quite annoying. Then, almost everyone thought that Becca was fat. How could she be fat when she is riding her bike everywhere?! She dates Derric in the end, and he is protrayed as the most hot and athletic character in the book!
3. What is Seth's current purpose? I liked him in all honesty because he was the only likeable character in the book, but he just seems to be there to help Becca whenever she needed it. His issues were never really resolved.
4. What the heck Jen?! Since when is somebody that outright hateful to anybody? Why does she automatically decide to hate and bully the main character? She had no reason! Was she that way to anybody else who liked Derric?
5. Why couldn't Becca go to the freaking police?!?! This goes on from her whining and crying about how the police are going to take her back to her murderous stepdad, and it got annoying that she was so stupid! She made it worse from going into hiding a second time after she called 911 from her phone, and the police traced it! If she just told the police, they would be able to help! Common sense!
6. What is the purpose of Becca's abilities to hear 'whispers'? It made me annoyed the entire time when she felt the need to invade people's minds to figure out their deep dark secrets. Why did she feel it necessary to stick her nose into other people's business? Where did she get these abilities? It was never explained! Whoop-de-do! My daughter can read people's minds. What do you know? How does that come about?!
7. Lastly, why was there about 300 pages of nothing? The first 100 pages, nothing happens, then, once the mystery starts, the culprit is GUS! Seth's dog is the one who pushed Derric off the hiking trail and put him into a coma! Why was there this huge conspiracy? It was the dog! I felt like there could have been a better story behind who pushed Derric. The dog. Seriously?
That's only my opinion. I think the book could have been better.
1. Why was there so many descriptions of trees? I understood that they were surrounded by a forest with a vast variety of trees, but I have no idea what they all look like. Personally, I can only imagine them as a tree, so the detailed description of each time a tree was present was not necessary.
2. Why was everybody obsessed with Becca's appearance? Why did Elizabeth George have to go in great detail that she was making the main character ugly? Also, Becca constantly thought that she was ugly as well which was quite annoying. Then, almost everyone thought that Becca was fat. How could she be fat when she is riding her bike everywhere?! She dates Derric in the end, and he is protrayed as the most hot and athletic character in the book!
3. What is Seth's current purpose? I liked him in all honesty because he was the only likeable character in the book, but he just seems to be there to help Becca whenever she needed it. His issues were never really resolved.
4. What the heck Jen?! Since when is somebody that outright hateful to anybody? Why does she automatically decide to hate and bully the main character? She had no reason! Was she that way to anybody else who liked Derric?
5. Why couldn't Becca go to the freaking police?!?! This goes on from her whining and crying about how the police are going to take her back to her murderous stepdad, and it got annoying that she was so stupid! She made it worse from going into hiding a second time after she called 911 from her phone, and the police traced it! If she just told the police, they would be able to help! Common sense!
6. What is the purpose of Becca's abilities to hear 'whispers'? It made me annoyed the entire time when she felt the need to invade people's minds to figure out their deep dark secrets. Why did she feel it necessary to stick her nose into other people's business? Where did she get these abilities? It was never explained! Whoop-de-do! My daughter can read people's minds. What do you know? How does that come about?!
7. Lastly, why was there about 300 pages of nothing? The first 100 pages, nothing happens, then, once the mystery starts, the culprit is GUS! Seth's dog is the one who pushed Derric off the hiking trail and put him into a coma! Why was there this huge conspiracy? It was the dog! I felt like there could have been a better story behind who pushed Derric. The dog. Seriously?
That's only my opinion. I think the book could have been better.
biblioph1le's review against another edition
4.0
I love Elizabeth George and was interested to see what she would do for a younger audience. Left me wanting to read #2.
fabelfuchs's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
hsimonton's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to like the story but it was implausible, Why didn't she ask for help?
willac's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this book a lot. I don't really understand the negative reviews. I've read all of George's Inspector Lynley novels and love them, and yes, this book is different, but I loved it, too. It didn't feel "dumbed down" to me at all, and I was very interested in the mystery. I'm looking forward to the sequel. I initially had misgivings when I saw it was YA, but I honestly feel like it was a good book for anyone, not just YA.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
Kind of cute ya mystery which I wouldn't have read except Whidbey. It's kind of fun to read a book completely set in a place you are. Even more so when you are just learning about that place. So in the last couple of days I was in almost all the places where something happened in this book. A fun quick read with dark stuff mostly just off screen. Not high art. And yes it probably got between 1/2 a star and a full star for being set on Whidbey, especially South Whidbey so well. But I'm going to read the sequel so... 3.5 of 5.
ranarafeh's review against another edition
2.0
I had to struggle to get through this book
1- the climax started after a 100 pages, that i had to force myself to read
2- the plot couldve been cut short right from the start
3- Irrelevant details concerning nature
I definitely didnt enjoy reading this book
1- the climax started after a 100 pages, that i had to force myself to read
2- the plot couldve been cut short right from the start
3- Irrelevant details concerning nature
I definitely didnt enjoy reading this book
fi_reads_books's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0