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A review by guywho_reads
At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson
5.0
SDH has done it again. I loved this book. The characters were so well written and the plot sequence was paced perfectly. There was a lot jam packed into this book and I don’t think there is a single negative thing to say about it. The story concept was enticing and kept me forming my own theories on what happened to Tommy and why the Universe is shrinking.
SDH writes a teen voice so well. I was frustrated that Ozzie kept screwing over his family/therapists who very clearly were trying to help him, but he is a confused teenager and that behavior is very typical. Also, how he acts with his friends as they all treat one another in the playful yet snarky manner is completely accurate to how teenagers are today. He was on a very long journey to figuring out his life, and who he is while trying to hold on to his hopeless past. It was great that we got to go on that journey alongside Ozzie.
Also, the sibling relationship Ozzie and Lua share is beautiful. I really like how gender identity is represented through Lua’s character and how they are a full, robust character with deep issues and feelings in addition to their search for identity. It is typical for authors to kind of ‘force’ the diversity factor into their stories but SDH achieves this effortlessly.
SDH writes a teen voice so well. I was frustrated that Ozzie kept screwing over his family/therapists who very clearly were trying to help him, but he is a confused teenager and that behavior is very typical. Also, how he acts with his friends as they all treat one another in the playful yet snarky manner is completely accurate to how teenagers are today. He was on a very long journey to figuring out his life, and who he is while trying to hold on to his hopeless past. It was great that we got to go on that journey alongside Ozzie.
Also, the sibling relationship Ozzie and Lua share is beautiful. I really like how gender identity is represented through Lua’s character and how they are a full, robust character with deep issues and feelings in addition to their search for identity. It is typical for authors to kind of ‘force’ the diversity factor into their stories but SDH achieves this effortlessly.