The writing was more tell than show in some parts. But unfortunately some of those questions never got answered, the ending leaves you hanging without wrapping up some pretty important plot points. I felt curious and had questions that kept me reading throughout the whole book. The connection between the two realities and the plot where someone was after them kept me guessing. In the other reality, Miles and Fiona are stuck in Berlin where they were supposed to have a summer internship. I find it interesting trying to make it in the wild all alone and Miles and Fiona had to work to survive. Cast Away is one of my favorite movies, partly because I love survival stories. In both that movie and this book people were trying to survive on an abandoned island that they had crash landed on. It felt similar to Cast Away at some times. That was the reality that I found most interesting. There were two alternating realities, one where Miles and Fiona were stranded on an island. The plot was pretty interesting and really is what kept me reading. This happens in a lot of young adult books, and if the plot and rest of the book is really good, a lot of time no one notices. By themselves they didn’t stand out, but that was okay. They weren’t badly written or anything, they were just ordinary and a bit boring. They were your run of the mill young adult male and female characters.

The characters were mediocre in my opinion. It was pretty good and kept me reading because I was so curious about what would happen next. Echoes is a young adult novel about survival with a bit of a science fiction twist. I never read the blub, so I was in for a wild ride. A few blogger friends of mine said that this was supposed to be good and I trust their opinions, so I requested a review copy. Review: 3 stars I requested a copy of this novel purely on reputation. Something that won’t let them leave alive. And soon, the most chilling discovery: something else is on the island with them. No plan to follow, no hope to hold on to.Įach step forward reveals the mystery behind the forces that brought them here. Fiona and Miles, high school enemies now stranded together.

Echoes by alice reeds