The Exchange

“The Exchange” by Graham Joyce is a nail bitter. Every page is a heart pounding back chilling, fist clenching part in the long mysterious story. Late at night, people break into stranger’s homes, not to steal anything, just for the rush. Then things go wrong when Caz gets caught in the act by elderly Mrs. Tranter, and before Caz knows it the woman has snapped a silver bracelet around her wrist. It was more like a handcuff than a piece of jewelry. Caz can’t remove it, no matter what she does, and then it somehow becomes a part of her, sinking into her skin like a tattoo. Weirdest, and worst of all, its given her an unpredictable kind of ESP. She can see into peoples inner lives, weather she wants to or not. She also begins to start talking to herself saying random things and drawing symbols on everything and hearing voices in her head. The only one who can tell Caz more about the bracelets power is Mrs. Tranter, so she’s doing chores for the old woman in exchange for information and dealing with her single mothers new boyfriend, her own boyfriend and her best friends problems at home. And all the while, Caz wonders if there is any way to get out of this exchange, before something even worse happens. This book was an interesting book to read, it was a bit different then most books that I have read. I recommend this book for someone who has a sharp mind and is able to look at small details lurking in the story. The book makes you think a lot so it’s not a book that you can just pick up when you’re tired. The author recommends this book for kids 14 and older. Even though it was confusing, in the end it all adds up to have an interesting ending that you would never guessed.