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A review by shinesalot
A World Without You by Beth Revis
2.0
I had high hopes for this book because I love Revis' Across the Universe trilogy. Sadly, this book did not grip me like Revis' previous work. A World Without You is a look into one boy's desperate struggle with mental illness, however, he is completely unaware of any mental illness. He believes he has the power to travel through time and that all the other students at Berkshire Academy are special, like him, misunderstood in the real world because of their powers. I don't really feel like this is a spoiler because I got the sense that Bo's time travel, and the other students' "abilities" were not what they seem very early on.
I really don't know how teens will take to this book. There is a tragic love story and Bo's emotional spiral as he tries to deal with his loss is heart breaking. The end is a little too positive and too hopeful. It doesn't entirely fit with the rest of the book, but for the sake of the intended audience, I am glad it ends the way it does.
I really don't know how teens will take to this book. There is a tragic love story and Bo's emotional spiral as he tries to deal with his loss is heart breaking. The end is a little too positive and too hopeful. It doesn't entirely fit with the rest of the book, but for the sake of the intended audience, I am glad it ends the way it does.