The Rest Of Us Just Live Here - Patrick Ness

Genre: Contemporary, Fantasy
Pages: 345
Publisher: Walker Books
Release Date: 05/05/2016
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Not everyone has to be the chosen one.

What if you're not an indie kid, fighting zombies, or whatever this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death?

What if you’re like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again.

Sometimes you just have to discover how even an ordinary life can be extraordinary.

I believe I bought this book when it was first released, which means that this little gem has been lurking on bookshelves, stuffed into boxes and has lived in a shed for 3 years before I finally pulled it out and cracked it open.

I've read most of the big tropey YA books, I've suffered through Vampires, Immortals, Angels, Demons, Fae, all of those big hyped Paranormal Romances that came after Twilight. It looks like this book dealt with them too. I loved how aware the sections featuring Satchel and the indie boys were, constantly daring to poke fun at the genre while weaving an emotional story about The Rest Of Us, the kids that just want to graduate and leave their small town in peace.

Interweaving the two narratives is probably the cleverest part of the book, while you only get a small paragraph of Satchel's side of the story (hey we have a YA book where the main character is called freaking Belly so in comparison this name is valid), which gives you some context of what is happening to Mikey and his friends when they suffer the aftermath of an avalanche of deer, scary blue eyed cops and building being blown up.

This small group of friends really felt like real people dealing with real issues, relationships and mental health issues. I loved them all. The ending is bittersweet and really left me wishing for a sequel, while everything is wrapped up the characters themselves were left with question about what would happen in their futures, just like all of us have.


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