Pessl (Special Topics in Calamity Physics) adeptly creates a compelling nightmare world while maintaining a foothold in realism. Thought-provoking and suspenseful. --PW Unpredictable, exciting, and emotionally wrenching. --SLJ Pessl manages to keep her first-person narrative moving forward while her characters are stuck in time. An eloquent and haunting tale. --Kirkus Reviews This novel has ambition to spare, and teens looking for something odd, atmospheric, and twisty will likely be enthralled. --Booklist sakriti opis