This month I'm reading The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness, and I have to say that I am very happy to be doing so. Part science fiction, part adventure story, and very much part love story (though not in the way you might think), it's wonderfully written and totally gripping. Although I am very taken by the two main protagonists, Todd and Viola, I have to say that my favourite character is probably Manchee, the dog, who is a truly remarkable creation. This book also has one of the best first lines I've ever come across. Only I'm not going to tell you what it is. Check it out for yourself.