Actual Rating: 4.5
Full review to come. ( )

The Edge of Everything by Jeff Giles is yet another book that took me entirely by surprise. I found the idea of bounty hunters for Lowlands rather fascinating. Plus, I fell in love with X and Zoe’s little brother. Actually, I fell in love with all of the characters.

The Edge of Everything is not perfect. I am not a fan of the insta-love trope in general, and Mr. Giles did nothing to sell me on the connection between Zoe and X. To make matters worse, the world-building is weak. We end the novel with as many questions about the Lowlands as we started, knowing very little about the power structure or even if the Lowlands is a stand-in for Hell.

For all its faults, I still find The Edge of Everything charming. Mr. Giles might struggle with world-building, but he does know how to establish dialogue. Even better, he understands teenagers. At no point in time did I question Zoe’s voice or her interactions with her friends. To me, they sounded like my daughter and her friends.

Also, although we understand very little about the Lowlands, I want to know more. Those scenes in the Lowlands are interesting because they offer us a chance to learn more. If I were to read the sequel, it would be because I feel the sequel will show us even more information and answers about the Lowlands.

The Edge of Everything may have its issues, but I found them a non-issue. I could even forget the insta-love trope because I enjoyed the rest of their interactions so much. Two weeks after finishing the story, I find myself still thinking about the story and the unanswered questions I have, to the point where that sequel is looking more appealing every day. ( )

I thought this story was ok. Just ok. It's about this girl who falls in love with a bounty hunter after he saves her and her younger brother from this murderous man, during a deadly blizzard. The beginning was really interesting but after the girl and bounty hunter began to grow closer it started getting kinda boring. ( )

I'm utterly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. This is interesting sci fi, but really it's a beautiful love story. I wasn't expecting that. It did not end as I hoped either, and has left me somewhat sad, but with a smile on my face. I wish I could read it again for the first time. ( )

It was interesting.

The beginning of the book is quite stressful, and I was fascinated by it, the problem started when a meaningless romance between the two heroes began, which bothered me very much, and slowed my reading, but the writing was good, so I could go on reading.

But then the two parted, there it became interesting; I actually had more time to know them, so at first, I read how they fall in love, and then I knew them in depth. I would prefer it to be the opposite, but let it be; it is a youth book, with a light novel that drives the plot. ( )