A taut thriller about murder, maths and the mind. Peter Blankman is afraid of everything but must confront truly unimaginable terror when his mother is attacked. Seventeen-year-old Peter Blankman is a maths prodigy. He also suffers from severe panic attacks. Afraid of everything, he finds solace in the orderly and logical world of mathematics and in the love of his family: his scientist mum and his tough twin sister Bel, as well as Ingrid, his only friend. However, when his mother is found stabbed before an award ceremony and his sister is nowhere to be found, Pete is dragged into a world of espionage and violence where state and family secrets intertwine. Armed only with his extraordinary analytical skills, Peter may just discover that his biggest weakness is his greatest strength.
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(Walker Books, 26 April 2018, e-book, 400 pages, borrowed from Glasgow Libraries via Overdrive, #POPSUGARReadingChallenge, a book with a rabbit on the cover)
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I really enjoyed White Rabbit Red Wolf. It took a few chapters to get into the story and the complex characters. I thought Pete was a brilliant, original character and I really liked the fact he narrates the book in the first person. I like this narrative style when it works and it really does here. When things take a crazy turn after his mother is attacked, I was like woah, this is different in a good way. This is a fast-paced, well-written and hugely entertaining book.
