Todd you stupid effing little boy. 
 And I don't mean effing. 
 I had to - 
 I had to put this book down - 
 I couldn't - 
 I couldn't take 
 Take this crap anymore - 
 But I finished - 
 I finished but it was so frustrating - 
 I was curious enough to keep reading but Todd, my almost-man, you made it ruddy hard (shut up). It was hard enough to keep reading past the long intro, trying to figure out why I should care about you. It was even harder to read the rest of the book, trying not to hate you so much. 
 Although the plot was interesting and no doubt Ness can weave a fine story, I guess this just wasn't my cup of tea. 
 Everyone else but the two main characters were interesting and it was the mystery of the world that kept me reading. The writing style became a little tedious at times and I couldn't get passed this: (view spoiler)[ purposefully brutal scene of Todd killing an innocent Spackle. Which, I guess, the pointlessness was the point but 'is he a killer is he not a killer' is an idiotic debate when HE KILLED though God forbid a Spackle is not a man. And his whiny 'I would've killed Aaron, I really really would've but this and cause that but yeah I totally would though". (hide spoiler)] Also, I'm this close to starting a petition for the ban of 'twixt' (read my Noise AKA radiating annoyance)