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A review by erhabori
Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz
5.0
Story explores the effects 911 had on two teenage boys living through the first anniversary of the event. Which maybe doesn't sound very compelling, but that's really just a backdrop to explore how each of the characters wrestle with grief and overcome loss.
This is very much a character-driver story, which is great because I loved both characters. Oh, I just loved the characterization done in this book. So, so much. Each of the boys felt completely natural and real, never got the sense that anything they said or did was contrived.
The world the author built in this was small, but she made sure it was fully fleshed out and viscerally realized. Familiar tropes were executed so uniquely from the norm that I almost didn't recognize them (such as the love-triangle). The atmosphere she created was incredibly hypnotic and grounded, it felt like you were living through everything that happened rather than just reading about it. I'm beyond excited to pick up her other works.
This is very much a character-driver story, which is great because I loved both characters. Oh, I just loved the characterization done in this book. So, so much. Each of the boys felt completely natural and real, never got the sense that anything they said or did was contrived.
The world the author built in this was small, but she made sure it was fully fleshed out and viscerally realized. Familiar tropes were executed so uniquely from the norm that I almost didn't recognize them (such as the love-triangle). The atmosphere she created was incredibly hypnotic and grounded, it felt like you were living through everything that happened rather than just reading about it. I'm beyond excited to pick up her other works.