Book Synopsis:
THE WORLD HAS ENDED. AT LEAST WE STILL HAVE DOGS.
My name’s Griz.
I’ve never been to school, I’ve never had friends, in my whole life I’ve not met enough people to play a game of football. My parents told me how crowded the world used to be, before all the people went away, but we were never lonely on our remote island. We had each other, and our dogs.
Then the thief came.
He told stories of the deserted towns and cities beyond our horizons. I liked him – until I woke to find he had stolen my dog. So I chased him out into the ruins of the world.
I just want to get my dog back, but I found more than I ever imagined was possible. More about how the world ended. More about what my family’s real story is. More about what really matters.
A Boy And His Dog At The End Of The World is available in ebook and hardback now. You can purchase your copy using the link below.
My Review:
A Boy And His Dog At The End Of The World is a beautiful, surprising story with a very moving message. It’s a book that is hard to review as I don’t won’t to give away any spoilers, which is also firmly stated at the front of the book!
The story follows Griz as he ventures out into a post apocalyptic, changed world to rescue his dog from the complicated Brand. The journey takes the reader through a world that is at times recognisable but also very different. The eerie, entrancing but isolated world is a sparsely populated one as humans have gradually died off. Some of the descriptions in this book are very beautiful and I loved the image of nature taking back control. Griz makes lots of shocking discoveries on his moving journey to find his dog and it was fascinating to travel through this new world with him where people have to scavenge to survive.
I absolutely loved Griz and warmed to him straight away. He’s only a boy but seems quite mature at times as he has all the survival skills needed to get by. He is an incredibly endearing character that seemed so clever at times that I had to stop reading to admire what he’d just done but so vulnerable on the other that I wished I could give him a hug. His love for his dog is incredibly touching and was incredibly moving to read about.
The author slowly increases the tension in this book making it very gripping. I so enjoyed going on this journey with Griz and I will be recommending this book to everyone.
Huge thanks to Tracy Fenton for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Orbit publishers for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
C. A. Fletcher has children and dogs. He lives in Scotland and writes for a living. Follow him on twitter at @CharlieFletch_r or find out more about A BOY AND HIS DOG AT THE END OF THE WORLD here: http://www.orbitbooks.net/a-boy-and-his-dog/
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