Although at first from Kieran’s childish viewpoint you think that it will be a book for younger readers, you soon realise that Slater is using Kieran’s wonderfully innocent voice to comment on the heart-breaking abuse he and his Mum have to suffer daily. I was also pleasantly surprised at the depth into which this book went. Kieran is a wonderful character and his first person narrative voices really makes this book unique and charming. Lowry - his descriptions of the feelings evoked from it are lovely. He is a brilliant artist and loves the art by L.S. I love his narrative voice, it’s so simple and innocent that it gives everything he says a kind of poetic beauty and adds realism to this book. He’s very observant and as you read on you discover that he is really bright as well. Kieran is an autistic boy in year nine who loves CSI and wants to be a journalist. Which is why, within minutes of starting to read I was surprised by the narrator. I was expecting a run of the mill murder mystery with teens solving crimes (kind of like Secret Seven and Famous Five). So the blurb did not give much away about this book apart from a teenager trying to solve the murder of a homeless man. Here are a few pictures I took of my copy: When Macmillan contacted me, there wasn’t much info on the press release so I said yes mainly because I wanted this fabulous cover on my shelf. Before I actually review this book can I just say, ABSOLUTE COVER LOVE.
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