The Cost of Knowing

by Brittney Morris

Hardcover, 2021

Status

Available

Call number

813.6

Genres

Young Adult

Fiction

Publication

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (2021), 336 pages

Description

Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus's curse of seeing the future distracts him from being and doing his best, but when he sees his little brother Isaiah's imminent death, he races against time, death, and circumstances to save him.

User reviews

LibraryThing member rgruberexcel

RGG: Just a mess. The premise of being able to see the future by toughing an object and being able to speak to the dead provides an interesting metaphor. But the presentation is tedious with lots of telling. Targeted to 7th Graders, but a couple of instances of explicit language about sex and usage

of swear words make this for more mature readers. Reading Interest: 14-YA.

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LibraryThing member rgruberexcel

of swear words make this for more mature readers. Reading Interest: 14-YA.

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LibraryThing member BarnesBookshelf

This books was a bit of a hard read. I kept hoping that Alex would succeed, but I knew he wouldn't. I loved how open he became as the story continued. And Isaiah was adorable. I'm also glad that Alex didn't bow to white women tears.

I hope Morris writes more in this universe in the future. It has

really solid world building.

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