#32

#32 The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (Book 1 Chaos Walking series)

Have you ever read a book that was so full of evil characters that you nearly throw the book down because you can't believe what you're reading? That was this book for me. And darn you Patrick Ness! Now I absolutely must read the next Chaos Walking book! What happens to Todd and Viola!? I must know!

Todd Hewitt lives in Prentisstown where life goes along quite normally for him. You know, live on a farm, take care of the cows, and listen in to everyone's thoughts including his dog. What? Yes! In this book, there are no secrets. All inner monologue can be heard in a strange mess of sound in Prentisstown. Todd has learned to live with this until he stumbles upon silence in the woods. The silence is coming from a girl. Todd has never even seen a girl before. All the members of Prentisstown are men. So, how did this girl arrive here all alone? As the story continues, Todd begins to learn that everything he has been taught about his town and this new world, has been lies. He and the girl in the woods, Viola, head off on a quest for safety and answers.