Show Stopper -

Hayley Barker

Scholastic

2017

400 páginas

13h 20m

ISBN-13: 9781407179674

Set in a near-future England where the poorest people in the land are forced to sell their children to a travelling circus - to perform at the mercy of hungry lions, sabotaged high wires and a demonic ringmaster. The ruling class visit the circus as an escape from their structured, high-achieving lives - pure entertainment with a bloodthirsty edge. Ben, the teenage son of a draconian government minister, visits the circus for the first time and falls instantly in love with Hoshiko, a young performer. They come from harshly different worlds - but must join together to escape the circus and put an end to its brutal sport.

Resenhas (1)

4 (Muito bom)

Decide for yourself. Heart and head.

I have no enough words to describe how amazing and amusing this book is. I was held captivated by the story, by the people, by every single thing. I love a romeo and juliet cliché kind of thing but i never read anything like this book before. Every page i was wondering if it would have a happy ending because i wasn’t seeing how. This story made me think about our time, about our people and how a universe like that is not far from what we have today, a series of mistakes can lead us to there. Hoshiko is so strong, so young and so amusing, Ben is a rational guy, a kind hearted, a love blind and i think thats so amazing. I have no words to describe Amina, she was like my older sister too. Anyways, this book is incredible, this story is captivating and so so so meaningful. “This isn’t the end, Hoshiko, not by a long shot. It’s the beginning.”