Inspection
By Josh Malerman
J is a student at a school deep in a forest far away from the rest of the world.
J is one of only twenty-six students, all of whom think of the school’s enigmatic founder as their father. J’s peers are the only family he has ever had. The students are being trained to be prodigies of art, science, and athletics, and their life at the school is all they know—and all they are allowed to know.
But J suspects that there is something out there, beyond the pines, that the founder does not want him to see, and he’s beginning to ask questions. What is the real purpose of this place? Why can the students never leave? And what secrets is their father hiding from them?
Meanwhile, on the other side of the forest, in a school very much like J’s, a girl named K is asking the same questions. J has never seen a girl, and K has never seen a boy. As K and J work to investigate the secrets of their two strange schools, they come to discover something even more mysterious: each other. ~taken from Amazon
J is one of only twenty-six students, all of whom think of the school’s enigmatic founder as their father. J’s peers are the only family he has ever had. The students are being trained to be prodigies of art, science, and athletics, and their life at the school is all they know—and all they are allowed to know.
But J suspects that there is something out there, beyond the pines, that the founder does not want him to see, and he’s beginning to ask questions. What is the real purpose of this place? Why can the students never leave? And what secrets is their father hiding from them?
Meanwhile, on the other side of the forest, in a school very much like J’s, a girl named K is asking the same questions. J has never seen a girl, and K has never seen a boy. As K and J work to investigate the secrets of their two strange schools, they come to discover something even more mysterious: each other. ~taken from Amazon
I absolutely loved the premise of this book. It was interesting, to say the least. This will be a very brief review, as there is not a lot I can say about this without spoiling it.
I will start by saying I haven't watched or read Bird Box, another book by the author. I have heard of it, but horror is not my genre in any way shape or form. I was weary starting off, not sure what to expect. But the story sucked me in immediately and I couldn't read fast enough!
I loved the way the children were named by simple alphabet letters, showing how the adults/scientists truly stayed detached from their experimental subjects. This was a truly one of a kind type of story.
The ending was terrific! Bravo!
Inspection is due to be released here in the United States on March 19, 2019 so order it now for delivery in 4 days!
Thanks to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group- Ballantine for allowing me an e-ARC to read and give my honest review.
This was a 4 star read for me!
Happy Reading!
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