A review by lindseysheataylor
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

5.0

So this was yet again another book assigned to me in my YA college class. I absolutely loved it!!! I have never read a book in verse and this one exceeded my expectations! I am a sucker for thriller and this one had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Also I would like to point out that this book is an extremely fast read (which is something I didn’t expect from a verse book) the ending though was a little upsetting (it ends on a cliff hanger) left me with my mouth open. I love the use of space on the page! For example, on page 8 he repeats Shawn and dead and the words get farther and farther apart which to me says more about grief than words can.