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Blink & Caution

Tekijä: Tim Wynne-Jones

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Two teenagers who are living on the streets and barely getting by become involved in a complicated criminal plot, and make an unexpected connection with each other.
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Näyttää 1-5 (yhteensä 16) (seuraava | näytä kaikki)
Publisher's blurb: " All Blink wanted was to steal some breakfast for his empty belly, but instead he stumbled upon a fake kidnapping and a cell phone dropped by an "abducted" CEO. Now Blink is on the run. Enter a girl named Caution, also on the run, from a skeezy drug-dealer boyfriend and from a nightmare in her past that won’t let her go. When she spies Blink, Caution can see he’s an easy mark. But there’s something about this naive, skinny street punk that tugs at her heart. Charged with suspense and intrigue, this taut novel trails two deeply compelling characters as they forge a blackmail scheme that is foolhardy at best, disastrous at worst — along with a fated, tender partnership that will offer them each a rare chance for redemption." (Booktopia)

My comment: Street kid Blink stumbles across a "fake" (?) kidnapping in a hotel and after stealing money, a phone and a photo of the "kidnapped" CEO's daughter from his wallet soon finds himself in a lot of trouble -especially after answering the phone and speaking to the girl to let her know her father is alright. Caution is a drug courier runaway who is too street wise for her own good. On the run from a drug dealer she has stolen cash from, she visits someone from her unspeakable past (she accidentally shot her brother dead) but then learns some things about her brother she didn't know. Trying to clear her head to process this new information, she collides with Blink and becomes embroiled in his mess.
Wynne-Jones has created the worlds of these two petty criminal/street kids very well with excellent back stories to show how they have both ended up on the streets. Their lives are contrasted to the rich CEO's daughter and her "first world problems" Loved the end when the two main players come together - very suspenseful. Thought the plot was also resolved very well.
This is for older readers due to the drugs, violence and also hint that Caution has been using sex for a roof over her head. ( )
  nicsreads | Jan 20, 2020 |
Trying to get some food, Blink stumbles into a fake kidnapping and a cell phone dropped by the "abducted" CEO. Enter Caution, on the run from a drug dealing boyfriend and her nightmare past. She sees Blink as an easy mark. Let the suspense begin. ( )
  Gmomaj | Apr 26, 2019 |
Narrated by MacLeod Andrews. This is more a 2.5 star rating for me. Blink (Brent) and Caution (Kitty) are Toronto street kids. Blink has run away from an abusive stepfather and Caution escapes her abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend. Blink witnesses a kidnapping of a CEO and finds himself part of a web of corporate intrigue. Blink crosses paths with Caution at a train station, and she joins him on a quest to unravel the web. The forward motion in the plot is very plodding and I felt bogged down listening to the story. It took a long time to get through this, although it does pick up some when the kids arrive at CEO Nevin's hideaway. ( )
  Salsabrarian | Feb 2, 2016 |
I really enjoyed the beginning half of this book following the two struggling characters living in the city. The alternating perspectives worked perfectly. Caution had a backstory where I got bits and pieces that kept me wanting to read on. What I most enjoyed about the book was the inner voice of Blink describing his actions and life. It was demeaning yet effective, as a street kid might feel because he is down and out with his life. I felt like the story kind of slowed down when the two characters actually met. They had a playful relationship with each other that developed into much more, but overall I was hoping for a more riveting ending considering all the buildup in the storyline. It was a good story and it was nice to read a standalone book, but the end wrapped up a little too quickly. ( )
  clockwork_serenity | Jan 23, 2016 |
I really enjoyed the beginning half of this book following the two struggling characters living in the city. The alternating perspectives worked perfectly. Caution had a backstory where I got bits and pieces that kept me wanting to read on. What I most enjoyed about the book was the inner voice of Blink describing his actions and life. It was demeaning yet effective, as a street kid might feel because he is down and out with his life. I felt like the story kind of slowed down when the two characters actually met. They had a playful relationship with each other that developed into much more, but overall I was hoping for a more riveting ending considering all the buildup in the storyline. It was a good story and it was nice to read a standalone book, but the end wrapped up a little too quickly. ( )
  clockwork_serenity | Jan 23, 2016 |
Näyttää 1-5 (yhteensä 16) (seuraava | näytä kaikki)
In this edgy, suspenseful read, Wynne-Jones does an excellent job of portraying the pair’s budding relationship as they learn to trust one another in highly charged circumstances. . . . Those who enjoy thought-provoking thrillers will not want to miss this novel.
 

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