Daylight Saving by Edward Hogan
Candlewick, September 11th, 2012
Daniel and his father are
spending their vacation at Leisure World, a sports-themed vacation
complex. Daniel has no interest in sports or spending time with his
depressed and often drunk father. While hanging out by the pond, Daniel
sees a mysterious girl who swims beautifully. But each time he sees her,
she seems to have accumulated more bruises and cuts-- and her watch
ticks backwards. Daniel is drawn to her, and soon he finds mysterious
cuts and bruises on his own body. Who is this strange girl? Where did
she come from? And is she even alive?
Daniel is a complex character with realistically rendered emotions. Hogan deals with heavy issues including assault, murder, and bullying, so I do recommend ages 14+, but his treatment of these issues is through the eyes of of a teenager, allowing readers to come to terms with them as Daniel does. Gripping and terrifying, Daylight Saving is a thriller you won't want to miss-- or read alone at night.
Not the sort of thing I normally read, but once I started, I couldn't put it down!
Daniel is a complex character with realistically rendered emotions. Hogan deals with heavy issues including assault, murder, and bullying, so I do recommend ages 14+, but his treatment of these issues is through the eyes of of a teenager, allowing readers to come to terms with them as Daniel does. Gripping and terrifying, Daylight Saving is a thriller you won't want to miss-- or read alone at night.
Not the sort of thing I normally read, but once I started, I couldn't put it down!
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