Harrison squared

318 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 2015

ISBN:
978-0-7653-7695-4
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OCLC Number:
879582522

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2 stars (1 review)

Harrison Harrison, H2 to his mom, is a lonely teenager who's been terrified of the water ever since he was a toddler in California, when a huge sea creature capsized their boat, and his father vanished. One of the "sensitives" who are attuned to the supernatural world, Harrison and his mother have just moved to the worst possible place for a boy like him: Dunnsmouth, a Lovecraftian town perched on rocks above the Atlantic, where strange things go on by night, monsters lurk under the waves, and creepy teachers run the local high school. On Harrison's first day at school, his mother, a marine biologist, disappears at sea. Harrison must attempt to solve the mystery of her accident, which puts him in conflict with a strange church, a knife-wielding killer, and the Deep Ones, fish-human hybrids that live in the bay. It will take all his resources, and an unusual …

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2 stars

It was fine. A little formulaic, predictable. Appropriately so for young YA readers, I'd say. I'd recommend it to my little nephew in a heartbeat.

But enjoyable characters, and enjoyable writing. Enough so that I put one of Gregory's adult books on hold. I'd like to see what he does for a more mature audience.

Subjects

  • Marine biologists
  • Missing persons
  • Teenage boys
  • Fiction
  • Parent and child

Places

  • Massachusetts