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"Highly Recommended!" Red Ribbon winner in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards.
“Jamie and Ethan stared unblinkingly. At the young child. At her brittle hair. The patches of bare scalp. The scars. The misty eyes that revealed nothing more than an empty shell. A soulless human form. Motionless in the thick clear liquid that surrounded her.”
Eighteen year old brothers, Jamie and Ethan are different. Branded as freaks, misfits and frauds, they have been cast aside by their friends and isolated from their family. They have nowhere left to turn. But the day they ran away, everything changed.
They were being watched by the most unexpected enemy; an underground military agency that believes the brothers are the key to unlocking the greatest scientific discovery of all time. They will stop at nothing to track them down and use them in their sickening, twisted experiments.
For Jamie and Ethan, there can be no escape. When finally learn the truth of what is to become of them, it proves to be more terrifying than the hell they left behind. And threatens to tear them apart forever…
With 5-star ratings in both the UK and US, SPLIT is thought provoking, shocking, and an exhilarating ride that will keep you hanging on until the very last page.
Not suitable for under 16's
“Jamie and Ethan stared unblinkingly. At the young child. At her brittle hair. The patches of bare scalp. The scars. The misty eyes that revealed nothing more than an empty shell. A soulless human form. Motionless in the thick clear liquid that surrounded her.”
Eighteen year old brothers, Jamie and Ethan are different. Branded as freaks, misfits and frauds, they have been cast aside by their friends and isolated from their family. They have nowhere left to turn. But the day they ran away, everything changed.
They were being watched by the most unexpected enemy; an underground military agency that believes the brothers are the key to unlocking the greatest scientific discovery of all time. They will stop at nothing to track them down and use them in their sickening, twisted experiments.
For Jamie and Ethan, there can be no escape. When finally learn the truth of what is to become of them, it proves to be more terrifying than the hell they left behind. And threatens to tear them apart forever…
With 5-star ratings in both the UK and US, SPLIT is thought provoking, shocking, and an exhilarating ride that will keep you hanging on until the very last page.
Not suitable for under 16's
- GenresThriller
365 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 30, 2015
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March 2, 2018
This book was entered in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. This is what our readers thought:
Title: SPLIT
Author: Lee Abbey
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Number of Readers: 16
Stats
Editing: 8/10
Writing Style: 7/10
Content: 8/10
Cover: 7/10
Of the 16 readers:
13 would read another book by this author.
9 thought the cover was good or excellent.
14 felt it was easy to follow.
13 would recommend this story to another reader to try.
10 felt the author’s strongest skill was ‘plotting a story’.
6 felt the author’s strongest skill was ‘developing the characters’.
12 felt the pacing was good or excellent.
13 thought the author understood the readership and what they wanted.
Readers’ Comments
‘I liked this book very much. It was a little slow in parts but, all in all, plenty happening and tightly written.’ Male reader, aged 43
‘Good cover. Excellent chemistry between the two central characters. Readership-wise, difficult to place it. Too graphic for YA but too YA for adults. Lost in no man’s land. I enjoyed it anyway.’ Female reader, aged 32
‘Descriptive but overly so. Characters developed well all the way to the end. The ending was fab; best part of the book.’ Male reader, aged 27
‘most interesting character was Ethan. The author is very good at plotting a story. Pace was too slow for me but the ending picked up and I was pretty rivetted. Many didn’t like the cover but I did.’ Girl, aged 19
To Sum It Up:
‘A hard-hitting, fast-paced adventure. A Red Ribbon winner and highly recommended.’ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
Title: SPLIT
Author: Lee Abbey
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Number of Readers: 16
Stats
Editing: 8/10
Writing Style: 7/10
Content: 8/10
Cover: 7/10
Of the 16 readers:
13 would read another book by this author.
9 thought the cover was good or excellent.
14 felt it was easy to follow.
13 would recommend this story to another reader to try.
10 felt the author’s strongest skill was ‘plotting a story’.
6 felt the author’s strongest skill was ‘developing the characters’.
12 felt the pacing was good or excellent.
13 thought the author understood the readership and what they wanted.
Readers’ Comments
‘I liked this book very much. It was a little slow in parts but, all in all, plenty happening and tightly written.’ Male reader, aged 43
‘Good cover. Excellent chemistry between the two central characters. Readership-wise, difficult to place it. Too graphic for YA but too YA for adults. Lost in no man’s land. I enjoyed it anyway.’ Female reader, aged 32
‘Descriptive but overly so. Characters developed well all the way to the end. The ending was fab; best part of the book.’ Male reader, aged 27
‘most interesting character was Ethan. The author is very good at plotting a story. Pace was too slow for me but the ending picked up and I was pretty rivetted. Many didn’t like the cover but I did.’ Girl, aged 19
To Sum It Up:
‘A hard-hitting, fast-paced adventure. A Red Ribbon winner and highly recommended.’ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
May 22, 2017
Stumbled upon this book and......
What a great read! I had no idea what I was getting into but it was fast paced and gripping. Found myself thinking about the characters all the time. Fantastic work!
What a great read! I had no idea what I was getting into but it was fast paced and gripping. Found myself thinking about the characters all the time. Fantastic work!
May 10, 2019
Thought provoking
Well written and truly makes you think, in a world seemingly more paranoid by the day are there things like Jamie and Ethans story happening behind closed doors
Well written and truly makes you think, in a world seemingly more paranoid by the day are there things like Jamie and Ethans story happening behind closed doors
September 19, 2022
Really good book, an unusual concept and the story is fast paced and doesn’t waste any time on anything unnecessary.
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