I won this book in a competition and was a bit sceptical about it from reading what it's supposed to be about. I wasn't won over by the first few chapters either. However, I tried to carry on reading the book hoping it would improve.

Wow. It certainly did improve the further on it went. Even though it contains various elements of fantasy, some parts more believable then others, I still found myself sucked into the world of the book. As if it could actually be a real world. Which for a (at the time) 15-year-old to believe it was possibly real, it seemed so strange and immature.

However, it could be a real world. OK, no not the creatures and parallel worlds quite like that. It's based in the future and it's all about how the world might change. It claims it's climate change, but ultimately that's all a matter of opinion. Which I don't really agree with personally, but it was a good basis for a book. Even if it does give the impression to be trying to scare children and young people into thinking the world will be like this. At my age, I could see past this but I wonder if a child just a few years younger than me would. Or if they would just believe that all these things could and will happen.

It's a great story, with very clever ideas. I just question what the book is trying to express in terms of climate. Although, I do agree with a side point. It seems to be trying to express the good and bad sides of being willing to do anything for your family and friends, and that while you love and care for them you should think about the overall result of your actions not just the positive short terms.

If you want to read something a little different and thought provoking this could be a good book to read. I found it rather bizarre and while I enjoyed the book on a whole, I do have to admit I was glad when the fantasy was over. I'd still recommend it if somebody asked me if they should read it though.

So go ahead, why not? Give it a go.