The change of pace does have a huge affect on the believability of the story and it only just keeps grounded enough for me to stick with it. It’s very mild and mellow at the beginning, which makes the jump really sudden and either you’re on the train or you’re not – I’m on it! It keeps you on your toes with character’s whipping off and around the page, their decisions frantic and panicked. The book is almost split into two sections, one half panning out like a contemporary romance and the second half speeding up with the crime and mystery elements.
She’s constantly looking over her shoulder but when she meets Christian, she relaxes and build her new life. I loved reading about Lou, each time learning more about her past and what she really ran away from. And with more mature characters, it is definitely nothing I’ve read about in a UKYA novel before! Going to university and finding this ‘new self’/creating a new identity was something I expected when I started. I think it’s something that makes this book quite British in a way. It’s so refreshing to read a YA novel that is set at a university. She meets Christian, who is also in Sheffield for a new beginning, hiding behind his own web of lies. The more time they spend together the more they try to hide, to spare one another the pain, but both their secrets are the thing that’s tying them together. But she’s still on edge and nervous that someone will figure out who she is. She’s changed her identity and is starting at Sheffield University. Lou is trying to run away from the past in London. I read Someone Else’s Life a few years back and loved it, so when I came across Dales’ second novel I knew I had to pick it up! Can what the media are saying about him really be true? Should Lou trust him? Or is she in grave danger? And what if their accidental meeting wasn’t an accident at all…? But as Christian’s secret is unveiled in front of the whole world, it seems everything he’s ever told Lou is a lie. Why does he clam up every time Lou asks about his past? Why doesn’t he have any family photos, and why does he dye his blond hair black? When Christian’s house goes up in flames, his tires are slashed, and he flees for his life, Lou insists on going with him.
But Christian is hiding a terrible secret. The first time Lou meets mysterious Christian, she knows he is The One. Links to buy: | Amazon UK| | Waterstones| | Book Depository | Publication Date: August 2013 ( Simon & Schuster)
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