As a current young adult who moved from her quaint English hometown to the other side of the World, South Korea, to escape just this, I can relate to the situation wholeheartedly. In the absolutely packed Act II, the dark fantasy resumes and the Sandman expands into the French Revolution, ancient Rome, 19th-century San Francisco, eighth-century Baghdad, and beyond. We find her on “a beautiful new planet” whose marketing material promised “a meaningful new life; are you ready? It should have been a win for me - a possible murder in a hazing gone wrong, family secrets, plenty of intrigue - but it just fell flat.

And if she does have regrets after arriving on Nyx, is there anything that she and the other inhabitants can actually do?If everyone in the family would just TALK to each other, there wouldn't be a problem but the last thing these people can do is communicate.

The favourite reference of mine was the influence of the permenant sunshine within the setting of Nyx.I really enjoyed reading Scarlett's sections: her observations are cynical and perceptive, her voice convincing, her quips sharp and her cynical humour very funny.

The narrative is not written from a first person perspective, but it is contained to Iris' view directly and often comments on her internal thoughts and feelings. Then you hear about Life on Nyx, a programme that allows 100 lucky winners the chance to escape it all, move to another planet and establish a new way of life. Through the lens of Life on Nyx, Sauma also scrutinizes reality TV and the issues surrounding contestants and their mental wellbeing with a subtle nod to Orwell’s 1984 and a modernisation on the idea of ‘Big Brother is always watching you.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). There is no interaction, no engagement, no scrolling, no desolate envy of other people's lives, no addiction to 'likes'- that bitter-sweet dopamine whisper, 'I see you. Read along with Florence Welch this February and March as part of the Between Two Books book club'Wry, beautiful, surprising and deeply moving' Rachel Seiffert, Guardian'Captures so excellently the low level anxiety that hums through everyday life' Daily Telegraph____________________________________________You wake up. New and familiar characters abound, voiced by a bright mix of performers, including Kat Dennings, Regé-Jean Page, Emma Corrin, Michael Sheen, Kristen Schaal, Brian Cox, John Lithgow, Jeffrey Wright, and so many more, including fan-favorite narrators Simon Vance and Ray Porter. The scenery of Iris' Earth is completely identical to the Earth of our own, having visited London often as a child I actually found it rather nostalgic.