Thank you for the opportunity to review this book. I am sorry I did not get to read it before the archive date.

This was a fast-paced, well-crafted book that I found enjoyable but not a favourite. I think my main issue is that dystopian is not a genre I really opt for any more. It was a good concept and I would recommend it to those who enjoy the genre. The writing was compelling and told an interesting story that kept my interest and I genuinely liked.

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

I think this was one of the very first books that I requested on Netgalley and I can’t even remember why I requested it, it’s not really something that I would go for. However I requested and finally read it and now reviewing :). This is a science-fiction/dystopian Young adult book, it is hard to categorise as it felt like several genres. We follow this boy and he is known as Boy 23 and lives in ‘My Place’ he doesn’t have any human contact and has no idea of the outside world, he communicates with ‘The voice’ who tells him his schedule and is a role model of such.One night Boy 23 is bundled in to the boot of a car and dumped into the woods with a backpack and ‘the voice’ telling him to run as far away as possible. With never being outside before he doesn’t know foe from friend. Someone is out to get him but he needs to let the right people know that he exists before he is captured. This book was OK! It was fast paced with an air of mystery, however it took a long time for the big reveal and I was getting a little bored to be honest. The writing was not the greatest and the use of ‘Squizz’ and ‘yomping’ was way too much and started irritating the hell out of me. The world building was pretty non-existent, we knew that it was set in Germany but we didn’t get much more than that.

I rated this 2.75/5 stars.

Boy 23 isn't in My Place any more. He can't see The Screen, he can't hear The Voice.
Boy 23 is alone.


One dark night, Boy 23 is thrown in the back of the van and driven out of My Place – the only home he has ever known. He is abandoned in a forest with a rucksack containing the bare essentials for survival. Before the van drives away, a voice tells him he must run as far as he can. His life depends on it. Boy 23 has never known another human. Boy 23 has never even been outside. So who is he? Why do people want to kill him? And more to the point, who is the voice that wants to save him?


A fast paced dystopian novel that is so well crafted you understand the world and its characters, there is no "filling in" by the writer, its not needed. He has a way of telling the story through narration that makes us as the reader feel we are there watching as the action unfolds.

Exciting from the off this book has it all , loved the way that the story covered everything from historic issues to present day , gripping , highly recommended