Proxy takes the intriguing historical concept of the whipping boy and transports it to a bleak futuristic setting. Knox and Syd, his proxy, know of one another's existence, but have never met until the fateful day when Knox steals a car and crashes it, killing the girl in the passenger seat. So Syd is summoned and horribly punished, then sentenced to a penal colony.After that, Syd and Knox end up on the run together. At this point, the book started to seem like one of my favorite kinds of stories -- a fun, fast-paced odd couple buddy caper. I thought the strengths of Proxy were its cool concept and inventive story world, plus the developing friendship between the two guys. T The book's heavy use of slang and lingo was disorienting at times, but I loved the odd literary and historical references that also popped up. Proxy's relentlessly brisk pace suited the story, even if it did prevent much introspection about some interesting ethical issues -- like the proxy arrangement. I really enjoyed Proxy. It was imaginative, fast-paced and a whole lot of fun.Read full review on my blog, YA Romantics
