The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

Ness, Patrick The Knife of Never Letting Go, pgs.496 Candlewick Press;
Language~PG-13, Sexual Content~PG; Violence~PG-13

Todd lives in a town of all men. When the settlers arrived there were women, but the ‘Noise Germ’ killed them and caused all the men to hear each other’s thoughts. This noise is almost unbearable. Then Todd and his loyal dog stumble upon something strange and dangerous . . . .silence. The silence comes from a girl! This news causes chaos and Todd is forced to run for his life with this girl. There are truths that Todd has always known that are turning out to be lies and lies that are turning out to be terrifying truths. This is the first book in a new sci/fi series that promises to keep you on the edge of your seat. This book doesn’t let you go!

There are frequent implied usages of the ‘f’ but it is only truly used a few times. The violence is pretty graphic but not frequent. I would reserve this title for the High School crowd.


HS –ADVISABLE. Allison Madsen~Teen Librarian-SJO Public Library