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adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Overall Thoughts:
⁕ This novel is serving Wes Anderson, Lemony Snicket, and Agatha Christy all at once. It's quirky, depressingly self-aware, and full of who-dun-it mysteriousness.
⁕ Fennell devises some very clever red herrings -- I thought on multiple occasions that I had the mystery solved when I, in fact, did not. This was initially exciting, but the actual reveal/ending was so out of the box that I almost wished my original theories were correct.
⁕ The main character (and her sidekick friend) are absolutely nasty, and there is no shortage of dead people and animals. I'm surprised this is labeled on most major platforms as a YA book. While the language and structure of the book is simple and accessible to younger ages, the content is super dark.
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⁕ This novel is serving Wes Anderson, Lemony Snicket, and Agatha Christy all at once. It's quirky, depressingly self-aware, and full of who-dun-it mysteriousness.
⁕ Fennell devises some very clever red herrings -- I thought on multiple occasions that I had the mystery solved when I, in fact, did not. This was initially exciting, but the actual reveal/ending was so out of the box that I almost wished my original theories were correct.
⁕ The main character (and her sidekick friend) are absolutely nasty, and there is no shortage of dead people and animals. I'm surprised this is labeled on most major platforms as a YA book. While the language and structure of the book is simple and accessible to younger ages, the content is super dark.
To read my full review, visit: https://evereads.online/
For regular book-related content, follow my Instagram account: @eve_reads
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent