as in pic. Kyle has always been afraid of things, especially dying. Whilst on a train on a school trip, Kyle realises that he isn’t the only one who has buried fears and, more importantly, he now burns with the desire to live, and to live without fear. But will Death release him? Malorie Blackman is one of those highly loved authors by the younger readers and from what I can gather this is one of those books that people either adore or they sit on the side about. I think the latter is mostly due to people comparing it to her highly acclaimed ‘Noughts & Crosses’ series.

Having had only this experience with Malorie Blackman I can say I really enjoyed the book. Her writing style is really engaging, managing to pull the reader into the story easily as well as managing to hold their attention well. I feel as though the title of the book oversells the horror aspect of the story yet it is full of suspense and I would recommend it as a read so long as people are willing to approach it with an open mind and do not compare it to her ‘Noughts & Crosses’ series which seems to muddy the water somewhat when it comes to this book.