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The Follower by Kate Doughty
2.5
emotional mysterious tense

(2.5 stars) This is a book that I would have rated higher, but for all of it's representation of queerness and body positivity, it leaned heavily on villainizing mental illness. Although we do have 3 POVs from each triplet, I would argue that Amber is our main character and has much more of an arc than the other siblings so they fell a little flat although there was clear intention to explore each of their personalities individually

Pros:
- representation of queerness is well done and consistent throughout without the need for explanation 
- body positivity arc that is explored well 
- they actually explore how the differences between the triplets affect their relationship in ways that I didn't expect
- pretty creepy moments that played out well 

Cons:
- a few too many red herrings that overcomplicate the plot. I feel like if it was more straightforward, it could have been explored well but it had to quickly move to wrap up the red herrings 
- villianizing mental illness - really. we're still doing this?
- the parents were beyond terrible in a way that didn't seem to make too much sense