Luckily, Becca makes a few new aquantinces - meeting up with firstly an older lady named Diana, and then befriending a teenage boy, Seth. Suposedly, Becca is supposed to be entrusted into the care of her mother's friend - who has a badly timed heart attack just as Becca arrives. The novel starts with her mother more-or-less dumping her, and then disappearing for the remainder of the plot, not a trace to be seen (I can only assume she will turn up again later in the series, because that's a pretty loose thread to leave hanging). This is most certainly a teen DRAMA.īecca is on the run and has been abandoned, in the isolated Whitby Island, Washington state. However, because George is noted for her thrillers, it cannot help but disappoint many of her readers. It is, as one reviewer pointed out, a story about trust and secrets. The set-up could have been better and the plot was rather weak - although this is more of a story about characters, rather than an actual plot. The characters were interesting enough - well, Seth was interesting, anyhow, and Becca's problem - her hearing "whispers" of people's thoughts, is quite a nifty way to introduce a slightly paranormal element without going all-out weird, even if it didn't really help advance the plot at all. This is Elizabeth George's first delving into the teen market, and also my first George novel. In this final book in the Edge of Nowhere series, Becca and her friends do their best to navigate a difficult world and come to a resolution - and acceptance - of their futures.Whilst this was one book that did keep me wanting to read more (I finished it in two days), it also left me feeling somewhat cheated. Jenn has to come to terms with her sexuality, while Derric finds out that the cover-up he has engaged in for the last ten years was never necessary in the first place.Īcclaimed author Elizabeth George brings her extraordinary talents to this intriguing story that blends mystery and myth. His grandfather might lose his property and be thrust into care. The girl he loves is not what she appears to be. Seth Darrow's learning disability makes him vulnerable. More seriously, it makes her think she knows things that she doesn't know at all.īecca's friends are also dealing with stressful situations and coming to terms with troubling discoveries about themselves. It has got in the way of her being able to function in the world normally. Acclaimed author Elizabeth George concludes the Edge of Nowhere series in the fourth and final book in the saga of Becca and her friends.īecca's ability to hear the broken thoughts of others has not turned out to be a fabulous gift after all.
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