Mia Says To Read This Now

Every now and then I read a book so powerful I want to recommend it to everyone, teens and adults, cousins and college professors. The Knife of Never Letting Go is one of those. It is a story of a futuristic world in which a new planet has been settled, but all the women wiped out by a mysterious virus. The men were also afflicted by a virus that opened their minds so that they can hear each other’s thoughts. Not in a cool telepathy way, in an overwhelming buzz of memories and dreams and hopes and fears and daily drudgery; it is Noise. Everything in the life of Todd Hewitt changes when he one day discovers a thing so unheard of, so feared, that it sends his world into chaos—a pocket of silence in the swamp near his village. What is causing the silence, and why is it so dangerous? Discovering the answer to these questions sends Todd fleeing for his life, leaving behind everything he has ever known, with only his dog of questionable intelligence, Manchee, as a companion. This is an action-packed thriller of flight and refuge, suspense and mystery as Todd begins to unravel truths that have been kept hidden from him his whole life. Not only is it a fast-paced adventure, it is also a thought-provoking work of philosophy that raises big questions that beg to be discussed. It is a story of survival, but it is also one of the most compelling romances I have ever read. I would recommend to fans of everything from Artemis Fowl to Twilight. Please, please, please go read this book and then come talk with me about it!

P.S. It is also noteworthy that this book reveals itself to only be the first installment in the story, with a GIANT CLIFFHANGER ENDING.