Because of the element, the reader gets strong glimpses of what some characters are feeling and thinking, but it comes across more as Cosimano telling us the story, as opposed to showing us. It almost seems as if Cosimano artificially inserted the supernatural element just to spice it up without necessarily entering it in the urban fantasy genre, such as the Twilight novels. This element is consistent throughout the book but doesn’t contributes to the plot or the characters as strongly as Cosimano might have intended. The most problematic issue one might have is the semi-supernatural element Cosimano has woven into the story. The dialogue tends to suffer from the same problem, albeit to a lesser degree. While this issue is not necessarily a dealbreaker, it does tend to detract from an otherwise decent novel. The overall diction of the book sometimes comes across as slightly dumbed down, which can be somewhat annoying for the reader. Perhaps most importantly, however, is that the book keeps you guessing until the end. Many of the characters are morally ambiguous, which works to heighten the suspense even more. The plot twists are unexpected and do a good job actually advancing the plot, unlike many books whose events don’t push the plot forward, but instead keep it stagnant and therefore dull. The plot, although multi-layered, is easy enough to follow and doesn’t become so complicated that it trips over itself, as many other YA novels tend to do.

Some minor issues do detract from the story, but overall, the novel proves to be an excellent and exciting read.Īs a mystery, the reader is easily drawn in, quickly getting a good idea of what is going on in the story. In addition to creating a compelling story, Cosimano adds both math puzzles and science concepts into the novel, which help to create a multi-layered story that challenges as well as entertains. “Nearly Gone,” written by Elle Cosimano, is a debut young adult mystery novel, set here in the D.C.

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