«If you only read one novel this year, make sure it's this one, it's amazing»

No. 1 bestselling author Martina Cole

«Original, thrilling and powerful»

GUARDIAN

«Haunting, heartbreaking»

VOGUE

«As fresh as it is terrifying»

Joss Whedon, screenwriter, film and television producer

«A great read that takes hold of you and doesn´t let go»

John Ajvide Lindqvist, author of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

«Vividly memorable and unexpectedly poignant»

METRO

«Keeps you on tenterhooks as the action unfolds»

ELLE magazine

«A masterpiece»

SUN

«Glorious»

Bryony Gordon, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

«Complex,heartbreaking, hopeful and intelligently written . . . Enigmatic and utterly gripping»

HARPER'S BAZAAR

«Scary, tense and fast-paced . . . but with a heart-warming tenderness»

MARIE CLAIRE

«Brilliant . . . Gripping right to the end»

SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Carole Matthews

«Heartbreaking and shocking»

FABULOUS (SUN magazine)

«Both tender and devastating, a page-turner which kept me guessing up to the very last scene, as well as a meditation on what it means to be human . . . Fantastically enjoyable»

Naomi Alderman, multi-award winning novelist

«A gripping, moving novel that comes highly recommended»

SCIFINOW

«It was hard to quit reading such a compelling, intense book»

i09.com

«I often forgot to breathe while I was turning the pages»

BOOKTOPIA

«A heartbreaking and haunting story that is beautifully written»

MINDFOOD

«This innovative and pacy read gets to the heart of what it means to be human»

PSYCHOLOGIES

«Perfectly paced with a brilliant ending»

Samantha Shannon, author of THE BONE SEASON

«Carey paints a picture of a world teetering on the edge . . . I was tempted to read the entire book in one sitting»

BOING BOING