Book: Crossing by Andrew Xia Fukuda
Release date: April 27, 2010
Number of pages: 217
Publisher: Amazon Encore
From: Author
Summary:
A loner in his all-white high school, Chinese-born Xing (pronounced “Shing”) is a wallflower longing for acceptance. His isolation is intensified by his increasingly awkward and undeniable crush on his only friend, the beautiful and brilliant Naomi Lee. Xing’s quiet adolescent existence is rattled when a series of disappearances rock his high school and fear ripples through the blue collar community in which he lives. Amidst the chaos surrounding him, only Xing, alone on the sidelines of life, takes notice of some peculiar sightings around town. He begins to investigate with the hope that if he can help put an end to the disappearances, he will finally win the acceptance for which he has longed. However, as Xing draws closer to unveiling the identity of the abductor, he senses a noose of suspicion tightening around his own neck. While Xing races to solve the mystery and clear his name, Crossing hurtles readers towards a chilling climax.
*****
Crossing is an amazing debut novel. It blew me away. I didn’t have a clue what to expect when I started it and that turned out to be a good thing. It would have surpassed anything I might have expected from it.
The most brilliant thing about Crossing was the writing. Even if the story had sucked, which it didn’t, the writing would have made up for it. I can’t do it justice. It was just beautiful.
Xing was not exactly an easy character to like or understand but after a while I did. He was a loner and he didn’t do much to try and fix that but in his town it was kind of impossible. Everyone was so prejudiced and cruel to him. It was further than most high schoolers take bullying but I think everyone can relate to Xing. And with everything that is going on with bullying in high schools today I think everyone needs to read Crossing. It couldn’t have been released at a better time.
Overall, Crossing is a great story. It kept me reading until the very last page and the ending threw me for a loop. There was nothing about this book that I was expecting and I love it!
First line: In the heady days of that winter, my name and face were plastered on the front page of every major newspaper and weekly news magazine.
Writing: 5/5
Characters: 4/5
Plot: 4/5
Ending: 4/5
Originality: 5/5
Overall: 22/25=B+
Cover: 4/5=B-
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WOW – nothing you expected that sounds amazing! HMM, I have not really heard much but that sounds awesome! 🙂 Wonderful review, off to add it to my wish list!
It sounds really good. I like that it’s got a mystery in it – so few of those around right now. I hadn’t heard of this book before so thanks for sharing it.
Wonderful review, Katie! The summary sounds very intriguing. This is the first time I’ve heard about this book. I just added to my wishlist. Thank you for your fantastic review! =)
This book sounds really good! I really want to read it.
Wow! sounds like you enjoyed it immensely.
This book does sound amazing. I like your review. You have convinced me that I have to read this book.
Okay, now THAT sounds like a good book. I can’t wait to get my hands on it. I NEED to read it now. It’s such an intriguing topic. Wow.
Great Review. Sounds like a wonderful books. Looks like I have another book to add to my TBR pile! Thanks
I have really been wanting to read this book and it sounds so original compared to other stuff I’ve read. Sounds to me like the writing is pretty awesome too. Thanks for the lovely review, Katie! 😀
~Briana