The Measure by Nikki Erlick (Harper Collins UK)

All over the world, every adult aged 22 and over, outside the doorstep finds a box. The source of boxes is unknown and mysterious. In the box is a string correlated to their lifespan. 

And then the moral dilemma; would you like to know how long you had left to live and would it change the way you live your life?

The book follows the events in the lives of some who decided to open their boxes and the impact that the decision had on them and all around them. 

Agonizing, full of interactions and with deeper meaning for all the society, this is a brilliant debut novel that will undoubtedly stir up many discussions in the future.

4/5