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Jul 31, 2011zackids rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
From the very first page, I was swept up in Alex’s story. Martyn Bedford keeps the reader hanging, wondering whether Alex will accept his new life as Flip or try to get his old life back. The tension builds right up to the end and the thrilling climax. Alex is a really interesting and likeable character who I could really empathise with. I know if it were me in his shoes, I’d be determined to get back to my family and my old life. I found myself really wanting to take my time reading Flip because there was so much more to the story than Alex wanting to find out what happened. There is a lot of discussion between Alex and other characters about the nature of the soul/psyche which added to the story, making it have more of an impact on me as a reader. Flip is an excellent first YA novel by Martyn Bedford and I’ll look forward to reading more by him.