A review by lilyaronovitz
Cloud and Wallfish by Anne Nesbet

3.0

{3.5} This book started out strong, but I found my interest fading as it progressed. I really liked the way it was written with the "mystery files" at the end of each chapter. Noah is a likable character and his situation is undeniably intriguing. The story did a great job of conveying the tension in the air on the other side of the iron curtain, however, I felt like mid-way through the story, when Jonah found out the story's main secret (that was predictable and heavily alluded to), a lot of the suspense and drama faded away. This is around when my interest level dropped, and I just felt like the story had lost some of the suspense that was keeping me reading. In addition, just based on Noah's age, I think this book was probably directed at middle-grade readers, which might explain the heavy foreshadowing. Overall, this book definitely had a unique and intriguing plot and lovable characters, but is more of a middle-age rather than young adult book.