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White Rabbit Red Wolf by Tom Pollock
May. 13th, 2018 10:42 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Seventeen-year-old Peter Blankman is a maths prodigy. He also suffers from severe panic attacks. Afraid of everything, he finds solace in the orderly and logical world of mathematics and in the love of his family: his scientist mum and his tough twin sister Bel, as Ingrid, his only friend. However, when his mother is found stabbed before an award ceremony and his sister is nowhere to be found, Peter is dragged into a world of espionage and violence where state and family secrets intertwine. Armed only with his extraordinary analytical skills, Peter may just discover that his biggest weakness is his greatest strength.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Tom Pollock’s YA thriller (released in the US as THIS STORY IS A LIE) is a twisting, fascinating affair that incorporates both espionage and speculative elements and a serious and sympathetic look at what it’s like to have a mental health issue to great and moving effect while conveying a love for the complexities of mathematics but, for me, there was one twist too many in the final quarter and the open ending left me a little frustrated.
WHITE RABBIT RED WOLF was released in the United Kingdom on 3rd May 2018. Thanks to Walker Books for the review copy of this book.
Seventeen-year-old Peter Blankman is a maths prodigy. He also suffers from severe panic attacks. Afraid of everything, he finds solace in the orderly and logical world of mathematics and in the love of his family: his scientist mum and his tough twin sister Bel, as Ingrid, his only friend. However, when his mother is found stabbed before an award ceremony and his sister is nowhere to be found, Peter is dragged into a world of espionage and violence where state and family secrets intertwine. Armed only with his extraordinary analytical skills, Peter may just discover that his biggest weakness is his greatest strength.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Tom Pollock’s YA thriller (released in the US as THIS STORY IS A LIE) is a twisting, fascinating affair that incorporates both espionage and speculative elements and a serious and sympathetic look at what it’s like to have a mental health issue to great and moving effect while conveying a love for the complexities of mathematics but, for me, there was one twist too many in the final quarter and the open ending left me a little frustrated.
WHITE RABBIT RED WOLF was released in the United Kingdom on 3rd May 2018. Thanks to Walker Books for the review copy of this book.
