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A review by 3iii8v
Just a Regular Boy by Catherine Ryan Hyde
5.0
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Remy was five when his mother died, leaving him and his father behind. His father - a survivalist - decides to leave the town where Remy grew up and takes him to the woods, where they'll live in the middle of the forest with no electricity or any connection to the outside world.
At a young age, Remy had learned survival skills to sustain his life in the midst of the hell his father placed him in. He was also taught by his father not to trust any human being and was early on brainwashed into thinking that everyone in the world is evil and wants him dead. What will it take to make him trust people again after his father's death?
This book was a pleasant surprise for me, having never read a book by Catherine Ryan Hyde before. I like books that are engaging and thought-provoking. This book was both for me. I particularly identified with Anne and loved the compactness of her speech. The relationships in this book are unusual and deep. I loved how both Anne and Remy helped each other in their own ways. The characters are believable and strong in their own right. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. One of my all-time favorites.
Remy was five when his mother died, leaving him and his father behind. His father - a survivalist - decides to leave the town where Remy grew up and takes him to the woods, where they'll live in the middle of the forest with no electricity or any connection to the outside world.
At a young age, Remy had learned survival skills to sustain his life in the midst of the hell his father placed him in. He was also taught by his father not to trust any human being and was early on brainwashed into thinking that everyone in the world is evil and wants him dead. What will it take to make him trust people again after his father's death?
This book was a pleasant surprise for me, having never read a book by Catherine Ryan Hyde before. I like books that are engaging and thought-provoking. This book was both for me. I particularly identified with Anne and loved the compactness of her speech. The relationships in this book are unusual and deep. I loved how both Anne and Remy helped each other in their own ways. The characters are believable and strong in their own right. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. One of my all-time favorites.