Blackbird (Book Review)

Blackbird
Anna Carey
Expected publication: September 16th 2014 by HarperTeen


A girl wakes up on the train tracks, a subway car barreling down on her. With only minutes to react, she hunches down and the train speeds over her. She doesn’t remember her name, where she is, or how she got there. She has a tattoo on the inside of her right wrist of a blackbird inside a box, letters and numbers printed just below: FNV02198. There is only one thing she knows for sure: people are trying to kill her.

On the run for her life, she tries to untangle who she is and what happened to the girl she used to be. Nothing and no one are what they appear to be. But the truth is more disturbing than she ever imagined.



Review:

Blackbird is told in 2nd person. And in case you don't know what 2nd person is, I will give you these examples below.

 

1st person - I did this.

2nd person - You did this.

3rd person - She/He did this.

 

2nd person reading is something that only some people will enjoy reading. I liked how you are completely immersed into the story with 2nd person. But I can definitely see why some would find it frustrating and not enjoyable to read.

And the 2nd person thing is going to be a big reason why you are either going to love or hate this book.

 

Some things I liked about this book:

 

- The memory loss thing is done very well. I was confused at some points, but it was more of a "I can't wait till I know what is really going on" confused, rather than a "I have no idea what is happening and this is not fun to read at all" confused.

 

- The 2nd person writing was fun to read. I liked immersing myself completely into the characters shoes. I don't think that 2nd person would work for some stories, but it did work for this one.

 

 

Some things I didn't like about this book:

 

- This book probably could have been done all in one volume....instead of being split into a duology.

 

- It contains a ridiculous cliff-hanger. Which isn't built up at all, the book just ends.

 

- The plot reminds me of the Bourne series too much. (The amnesia, the boy that appears, the people following her, the flashbacks...etc)

 

- The character is too trusting with some people in this. She throws herself into trusting some people completely, while being very careful around others. This didn't make much sense to me.

 

Blackbird was an exciting, wild ride. And I can't wait to get my hands on the sequel. If you enjoy thrillers and if, and only if....You think you would enjoy reading in 2nd person, would I recommend this book.

***HarperTeen provided an e-galley of this book in exchange for a review.  I was in no way compensated for this review, and this did not effect my review in any way.***