This Is Not Forgiveness by Celia Rees
Jun. 4th, 2013 11:43 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Caro
She’s beautiful, impulsive.
And trouble.
Jamie
He wanted her to notice him.
Can’t believe she did.
Rob
Back from Afghanistan. Wounded.
Secretive. Out of reach.
Except with Caro. He lets her in.
Over the course of one summer, their lives collide and entwine with dangerous results.
The brightest flames always leave the deepest scars.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Celia Rees’s YA psychological thriller is a tense, well constructed affair that combines PTSD, teenage obsession, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and Red Army Faction ideology. It’s an intelligent, non-judgemental book with insightful characterisation that allows the reader to make up their own mind as to what happened. My only real criticism is that I found the ending far too rushed and would have liked it to unfold more slowly so that the psychological aspects were explored a little more deeply. Other than that, it’s a strong read from the reliable Rees.
She’s beautiful, impulsive.
And trouble.
Jamie
He wanted her to notice him.
Can’t believe she did.
Rob
Back from Afghanistan. Wounded.
Secretive. Out of reach.
Except with Caro. He lets her in.
Over the course of one summer, their lives collide and entwine with dangerous results.
The brightest flames always leave the deepest scars.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Celia Rees’s YA psychological thriller is a tense, well constructed affair that combines PTSD, teenage obsession, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and Red Army Faction ideology. It’s an intelligent, non-judgemental book with insightful characterisation that allows the reader to make up their own mind as to what happened. My only real criticism is that I found the ending far too rushed and would have liked it to unfold more slowly so that the psychological aspects were explored a little more deeply. Other than that, it’s a strong read from the reliable Rees.