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Wrath by Marcus Sedgwick
3.0
Wrath is a novel by Marcus Sedgwick about Cassie, an usually different person and the more socially awkward Fitz. Cassie hears a loud hum that others cannot and believes this is the sound of the Earth damaged by humans. This leads to her being trolled in her school and eventually Cassie disappears, leading Fitz to try and find her.
This was a surprisingly intricate and well-written novel that read intelligently. Sedgwick has created a young adult piece of art that carried me head first through each page of it's wacky and wonderful mystery. The change in timelines from past and present gave us the slow drip of what happened previously but it also kept me interested until the very last word. I don't usually like a story that involves current events but Sedgwick lightly touched upon lockdown and turned that into the front of a teenage love story and the implications of this limited freedom. Sedgwick described the feelings and awkwardness of young romance that gave us the rare care and conviction that was needed to showcase just how much these characters are effected by these going-ons.
This was a short read that built upon its foundations, using the end of the world as an improbable entrance to Cassie and her efforts whilst looking at ecological and social messages that prove captivating and multi-dimension. A very thrilling read for all to enjoy.
This was a surprisingly intricate and well-written novel that read intelligently. Sedgwick has created a young adult piece of art that carried me head first through each page of it's wacky and wonderful mystery. The change in timelines from past and present gave us the slow drip of what happened previously but it also kept me interested until the very last word. I don't usually like a story that involves current events but Sedgwick lightly touched upon lockdown and turned that into the front of a teenage love story and the implications of this limited freedom. Sedgwick described the feelings and awkwardness of young romance that gave us the rare care and conviction that was needed to showcase just how much these characters are effected by these going-ons.
This was a short read that built upon its foundations, using the end of the world as an improbable entrance to Cassie and her efforts whilst looking at ecological and social messages that prove captivating and multi-dimension. A very thrilling read for all to enjoy.