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Floored

 Floored


By Sara Barnard, Holly Bourne, Tanya Byrne, Non Pratt, Melinda Salisbury, Lisa Williamson and Eleanor Wood

Published 12 July 2018 MyKindaBook (Macmillan)


I'm sure if you read YA, you will have heard of (if not already read) Floored. Seven successful authors collaborate on a novel - each writing a 'voice'. Sounds super complicated, I don't know how they did it... but they smashed it!

The premis? Seven poeple get into a lift at a television studios, only six come out alive.

No, this is not a horror story with zombies and mild to moderate peril, or a murder mystery thriller. It's about being human, being flawed and although life can floor you, you keep living. The teen voices are very real. Shit happens, they move on, move forward. 


I loved the characters - all of them - which is rare. What I mean is, I loved and disliked them in equal measure but that makes the story whole. 

Laura Callaghan illustrated the cover and chapter pages and I love the way she added real personality to the characters.

POSSIBLE SPOILER...

I've already mentioned there is a death so I'm not sure if saying this warrents a spoiler alert but I am so glad they attend the funeral. The scene in the future with the flowers was touching.
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