Book Review: Born Scared

Born Scared by Kevin Brooks sounded like an interesting book from the description, however after reading it and weighing what I liked and disliked, I decided that it just wasn't the book for me.

Elliot is a boy who is scared of everything.  He has been that way since he was born.  When an awful snow storm prevents the delivery of his medication, Elliot decides that he must take matters into his own hands and do something about his predicament.  Will Elliot finally get over his debilitating fear or everything?

I had high hopes for this intriguing story and was disappointed upon reading it.  I felt it moved from oddly fascinating to downright strange.  I understood where the author was going with the book, but I just couldn't jive with it.  The book is well written, though, and I would be interested in reading another book by Kevin Brooks.  I just think that Born Scared was a little too strange for my liking.

Thank you to NetGalley and Candlewick Press for this e-ARC!  All opinions are my own.