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A review by theawkwardbookw
Surrender by Sonya Hartnett
3.0
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Anwell is shunned from his small town in Mulyan after a tragic event concerning his older disabled brother, Vernon. Now his family is deemed a bunch of kooks and Anwell creates an alter ego named Gabriel. Gabriel is dying. He is now recalling 20 years of his life with his friend Finnigan and dog, Surrender. Gabriel knows now that Finnigan is bad, he must get rid of him before it is too late and he hurts more people.
I really enjoyed the alternating perspectives between Finnigan and Gabriel and thought that was a great addition to the story. Honestly... half the time I had no idea what was even going on... but it worked. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time trying to figure out what was going to happen next. The book covers a lot of dark themes, the main three being the difference between good and evil, mental illness as well as guilt. The book is incredibly written and beautiful but has some difficult scenes to read. There was so much symbolism and metaphors through out the book which made it very thought provoking and more intense while reading. The ending is definitely very vague and allows the reader to interpret it how they feel fit. Overall, I enjoyed it but definitely a hard read.
Anwell is shunned from his small town in Mulyan after a tragic event concerning his older disabled brother, Vernon. Now his family is deemed a bunch of kooks and Anwell creates an alter ego named Gabriel. Gabriel is dying. He is now recalling 20 years of his life with his friend Finnigan and dog, Surrender. Gabriel knows now that Finnigan is bad, he must get rid of him before it is too late and he hurts more people.
I really enjoyed the alternating perspectives between Finnigan and Gabriel and thought that was a great addition to the story. Honestly... half the time I had no idea what was even going on... but it worked. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time trying to figure out what was going to happen next. The book covers a lot of dark themes, the main three being the difference between good and evil, mental illness as well as guilt. The book is incredibly written and beautiful but has some difficult scenes to read. There was so much symbolism and metaphors through out the book which made it very thought provoking and more intense while reading. The ending is definitely very vague and allows the reader to interpret it how they feel fit. Overall, I enjoyed it but definitely a hard read.