“Stories are wild creatures, the monster said. When you let them loose, who knows what havoc they might wreak?”
- A Monster Calls
Author: Patrick Ness
(originally conceived by Siobhan Dowd)
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Horror, Contemporary
Reading Experience: 7.5/10
Story: 8/10
Writing: 7.5/10
My Verdict: 8/10
This is a sad story, with an even sadder background. This is one of those books, one of those stories, that stick with you far beyond the last sentence. It evokes something very sad and very dark since the first chapter, and it holds you until you read the last one. Never have I once cried for a book as much as I did with this one, not even the Fault in Our Stars or any of the sort. No, this book strung many strings in my heart, and it's a personal treasure, a favorite almost.
The story is simple: a boy named Conor and a monster that stalks him every night at midnight. Conor is coping with his mother's cancer, school and many other things that will hit home and make you reminisce about the obstacles and frustrations of being a teen.
This monster visits him every midnight, demanding only one thing from Conor, the single thing Conor will never, ever give anyone: the truth.
