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Amity & Sorrow (2013)

by Peggy Riley(Favorite Author)

3.21 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0316220884 (ISBN13: 9780316220880)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction

publisher

Little, Brown and Company

review 1: I’ll be haunted by this story for quite some time. The narration sets a tone of fear and despair. Immediately, the reader is thrown into the desperate, frantic situation of a mother on the run with her two daughters. The characters have been brainwashed and this fact is exhibited in their thoughts and actions making them very creepy and disturbing. Even so, Amity’s humanity and Sorrow’s anger show through as does the level of their mother’s desperation and ultimately, her hope. But, the horror never truly leaves, giving the reader an unsettling experience. Booklist gave it a starred review, and while this is outside my usual genre, I’d have to agree.
review 2: I really really did not like this book. I have trouble with non-linear stories to begin with... more, but I felt like this narrative in particular never got any less disjointed, and the pieces never truly fit together. I also don't like ambiguous endings, or books that leave me with plot related questions, so that's more strikes against it. I didn't particularly bond with any of the characters either. It's pretty much a no for me across the board. less

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