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A review by alyram4
Any Second by Kevin Emerson
4.0
4.25/5 stars
Let me start off by giving a general warning about this book. If you are very sensitive or have any sort of triggers regarding mental illness/health, divoirce, bombings, kidnappings & abuse/neglet, then I urge you to either go into this book expecting these or to not read at all. Reading can become depressing, but intentional due to the nature of the plot and the author's intentions. This is a great book if you're alright, or can handle, these sorts of subjects.
I thought that Eli and Maya were both amazing, flushed-out characters. While we get to know how each of them speaks, believes, and remembers, we also get to see how their past and present still holds deep scars running through both of them. They're close to what I would call the "perfect scarred character". They both have a past they couldn't control, with them both being a type pf source for where they're lives move forward and turn around. They each still have their dark and broken personalities throughout the book, each dealing with something they can't forget. I thought the author did a great job developing these characters, but still not answering everything and leaving some things up to interpretation. They're characters are definitely the focus of the story, and I didn't feel that one trumped the other in any way. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone who's looking for a different type of genre in YA fiction that has nothing to do with fantasy. This is a darker contemporary read that I feel many people would love if they gave it the chance!
These are my personal feelings and thoughts on this book. ARC was provided to me by the publisher for free in exchange for my honest review.
Let me start off by giving a general warning about this book. If you are very sensitive or have any sort of triggers regarding mental illness/health, divoirce, bombings, kidnappings & abuse/neglet, then I urge you to either go into this book expecting these or to not read at all. Reading can become depressing, but intentional due to the nature of the plot and the author's intentions. This is a great book if you're alright, or can handle, these sorts of subjects.
I thought that Eli and Maya were both amazing, flushed-out characters. While we get to know how each of them speaks, believes, and remembers, we also get to see how their past and present still holds deep scars running through both of them. They're close to what I would call the "perfect scarred character". They both have a past they couldn't control, with them both being a type pf source for where they're lives move forward and turn around. They each still have their dark and broken personalities throughout the book, each dealing with something they can't forget. I thought the author did a great job developing these characters, but still not answering everything and leaving some things up to interpretation. They're characters are definitely the focus of the story, and I didn't feel that one trumped the other in any way. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone who's looking for a different type of genre in YA fiction that has nothing to do with fantasy. This is a darker contemporary read that I feel many people would love if they gave it the chance!
These are my personal feelings and thoughts on this book. ARC was provided to me by the publisher for free in exchange for my honest review.