Where the World Ends Paperback 8 Feb 2018

by Geraldine McCaughrean

Paperback

About the author

Geraldine McCaughrean is a British children's novelist. She has written more than 170 books, including Peter Pan in Scarlet (2004), the official sequel to Peter Pan commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital, the holder of Peter Pan's copyright. Her work has been translated into 44 languages worldwide. She has received the Carnegie Medal twice and the Michael L. Printz Award among others.

Reviews

[Leeanne · Rating 1 out of 5]

I managed to get just over half way through this book and I can honestly say this is the first book I’ve refused to finish. As I come from the islands and know the histories of St Kilda I was naturally drawn to this book.

I have never felt so disengaged with a book. There was no ‘ooompf’ to it. It was merely a story about the day to day goings on from the group of boys on the stac and I understand they are fowlers but there was no need to continue mentioning all the birds and their behaviours and shapes and sizes. There was no great storyline. Really disappointing.

[Sofia · Rating 3 out of 5]

religious in a random way

[Palak Hirave · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I love the fact that this is a true story, I just don't think that it has been excited right.

The plot feels very repetitive where they just carry out normal tasks and there is no major plot twist or anything that really builds up the tension and excitement while reading it. Not to mention that the characters are also very plain and not really that expressive. They have no personality quirks or just those little things that make that character truly special and different from all the others.

I'm really disappointed in this book because there could have been a lot of scope for it. The true story is quite interesting but I just wish the author wrote about in in a bit more robust way with characters having different and contrasting personalities and a more dynamic world that had some more plot twists and excitement.