David Scrimshaw reviewed Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
Review of 'Afterworlds' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
It's two books in one. And I didn't get what I really wanted out of either of them.
hardcover jacketed, 599 pages
English language
Published September 2014 by Simon Pulse.
In alternating chapters, eighteen-year-old Darcy Patel navigates the New York City publishing world and Lizzie, the heroine of Darcy's novel, slips into the "Afterworld" to survive a terrorist attack and becomes a spirit guide, as both face many challenges and both fall in love.
It's two books in one. And I didn't get what I really wanted out of either of them.