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A review by kba76
Taken by Erin Bowman
4.0
Claysoot is a tough place in which to live. Similar to District 12 in The Hunger Games it’s a tough unforbidding place, where people struggle for survival. Boys in Claysoot only have until the morning of their 18th birthday, when the “Heist” occurs and they are seen no more.
Our main character, Gray Weathersby, is upset at the upcoming loss of his older brother, Blaine. He rages at the injustice of their lives, and hates the fact that anyone trying to escape Claysoot by climbing over the wall that surrounds their home is returned, but nothing more than a charred body. He struggles to accept this, and is determined to find answers.
When Gray uncovers some truths that force him to question everything he’s been told he risks climbing the Wall in an attempt to find out what is going on. What he finds is shocking, and becomes even more so as he uncovers a pretty large-scale deception.
Definitely owing a lot to Maze Runner and other dystopian novels of the time, but there’s enough here to keep it feeling different. It certainly has the feeling of a film-script unravelling before us and will provide welcome entertainment for those wanting something similar to other favourite reads.
Our main character, Gray Weathersby, is upset at the upcoming loss of his older brother, Blaine. He rages at the injustice of their lives, and hates the fact that anyone trying to escape Claysoot by climbing over the wall that surrounds their home is returned, but nothing more than a charred body. He struggles to accept this, and is determined to find answers.
When Gray uncovers some truths that force him to question everything he’s been told he risks climbing the Wall in an attempt to find out what is going on. What he finds is shocking, and becomes even more so as he uncovers a pretty large-scale deception.
Definitely owing a lot to Maze Runner and other dystopian novels of the time, but there’s enough here to keep it feeling different. It certainly has the feeling of a film-script unravelling before us and will provide welcome entertainment for those wanting something similar to other favourite reads.