Children of Icarus by Caighlan Smith

Book of the Week: 19 March 2017

I am hoping some keen readers will provide feedback on this book because I haven’t got round to reading it yet.

The publisher’s website says “It’s Clara who’s desperate to enter the labyrinth and it’s Clara who’s bright, strong and fearless enough to take on any challenge. It’s no surprise when she’s chosen. But so is the girl who has always lived in her shadow. Together they enter. Within minutes, they are torn apart forever. Now the girl who has never left the city walls must fight to survive in a living nightmare, where one false turn with who to trust means a certain dead end.”

As reviewer Jill Murphy says on The Book Bag review site: “On a superficial level, Children of Icarus is a mash-up of The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner …” yet it has ‘refreshing’ differences and tells a dystopian story in an original way.