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A review by loiereads
Close Your Eyes by Nicci Cloke
4.0
3.8 stars.
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Close Your Eyes is a story that revolves around a group of friends and a school shooting. The story is told in the form of interviews, messages and blog posts. With each chapter, the reader learns a little bit more about this story and how things evolved into a tragic event. The closer you get to the end of the book, the more conflicted you on who is truly to blame for the outcome.
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POSITIVES:
* school shootings are rare here in the U.K. so it was interesting to read about it in a British school setting - makes it seem more real and scary, as these things aren't restricted to countries, it really can happen anywhere
* focuses on lots of important topics such as drug addiction, bullying, the negatives of social media, suicidal tendencies and of course, school shootings
* great readability - had me wanting to read more whenever I could
* each character was foused on and had their own spotlight
* like how it was told through things like interviews with each character, messages sent between them and blog posts
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NEGATIVES:
* everything escelated really quickly at the end and then it finished abruptly, which felt a little jarring
* would have been nice to see a few pages of a "six months later" type of thing to round up the story and bring it to more of a solid close
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Overall, I think this was a really great book, with a great message and a captivating storyline. I hope a lot of young people wil take into mind and will inspire them to step up to stop bullies and toxic environments instead of joining in. I'm very much looking forward to reading more of Nicki Cloke’s works.
You can read a slightoy extended version of this review on my Wordpress at:
https://loiereads.wordpress.com/2021/05/01/close-your-eyes-a-review/
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Close Your Eyes is a story that revolves around a group of friends and a school shooting. The story is told in the form of interviews, messages and blog posts. With each chapter, the reader learns a little bit more about this story and how things evolved into a tragic event. The closer you get to the end of the book, the more conflicted you on who is truly to blame for the outcome.
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POSITIVES:
* school shootings are rare here in the U.K. so it was interesting to read about it in a British school setting - makes it seem more real and scary, as these things aren't restricted to countries, it really can happen anywhere
* focuses on lots of important topics such as drug addiction, bullying, the negatives of social media, suicidal tendencies and of course, school shootings
* great readability - had me wanting to read more whenever I could
* each character was foused on and had their own spotlight
* like how it was told through things like interviews with each character, messages sent between them and blog posts
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NEGATIVES:
* everything escelated really quickly at the end and then it finished abruptly, which felt a little jarring
* would have been nice to see a few pages of a "six months later" type of thing to round up the story and bring it to more of a solid close
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Overall, I think this was a really great book, with a great message and a captivating storyline. I hope a lot of young people wil take into mind and will inspire them to step up to stop bullies and toxic environments instead of joining in. I'm very much looking forward to reading more of Nicki Cloke’s works.
You can read a slightoy extended version of this review on my Wordpress at:
https://loiereads.wordpress.com/2021/05/01/close-your-eyes-a-review/