The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

Do you ever wish you could talk to animals and understand your dog? If you do then you might want rethink that idea.

The Knife of Never Letting Go is set in Prentisstown a weird and small town. The first thing you notice is that dogs and animals can talk and everybody can hear each others thoughts. Todd, the main character is a 12 year old boy that has one month till he becomes a man, which occurs at the age of 13. Todd lives in Prentisstown but he finds something which all of Prentisstown wants, so he must flee and as his journey continues he finds that everything he knew was a lie.

A heart-stopper thriller with a great story line that teenagers and adults will both like. 3 1/2 stars.