Title: Colours

Author: Alastair Crombie

Page count: 223

Published: April 27, 2019

, Publisher: BooksGoSocial

Genre: Teen / YA

Received: from the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating:   2.5/5

Summary:

Bullied, beaten, hospitalised. And it’s only his first day.

After the school bully puts Charlie in hospital, he doesn’t think things can get worse, until he starts seeing clouds of light surround strangers. 

Charlie worries he’s hallucinating until the mysterious Colours Institute offers him an apprenticeship and a chance at the truth. He soon wishes he was hallucinating as the truth might mean he can manipulate the fabric of humanity. 

Fighting against an enemy as ruthless as he his smart can Charlie and his new friends uncover the power he needs? And at what cost? 

Charlie might be the most interesting person you meet this year. Why don’t you find out? 

My Thoughts:

The synopsis of the book sounded amazing, I have read books that have dealt with synesthesia and have been blown away by those books. So when I read that the main character was able to see colors around people after an accident I knew I had to read the book. but…

While I was reading this I was having a hard time connecting to it. I was really hoping that I was going to love it because it sounded so unique. I got to about 50% and decided to stop because I just couldn’t get into it. I know that I got to half way but I just couldn’t read the last half.

The story in the beginning did seem a little slow. I didn’t think that it was going to go anywhere. I felt like it was lacking something more.