I received a review copy of this book from the author through a Goodreads giveaway; all opinions are my own and honest.

2.5 stars

"Every idea comes from somewhere. And we come from the place where spooky little ideas come from, but people in your world are only supposed to think of us. You're not supposed to actually meet us."

The premise is cute, but the execution didn't work for me. It's very much a play by play narration style ("This happened, then she said this, then he said this, then she said this, then this happened, then ...") which dragged on; the characters don't have much in the way of personality so much as (physical/magical) quirks; and overall I just really couldn't get into it.

I particularly had issues with the ninja bunny: again a case of cute idea, not-so-great depiction. His "ninja" moves are more kung fu movie than martial arts discipline, and the way he talks seems like a haphazard attempt to portray a non-native English speaker by simply appending "yes?" to the end of every other sentence, even when it doesn't make sense.

And honestly, it doesn't make sense sums up most of my problems with this story. The characters' actions are inconsistent with the reasoning and values they explain; too many of their decisions seem arbitrary and ill-advised; some turns of phrase look fine on the page but don't hold up to a "wait, what?" reread; too many plot elements are introduced separately and never come together.

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CONVERSION: 6.5 / 15 = 2.5 stars

Prose: 4 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 6 / 10
Emotional Impact: 2 / 10
Development / Flow: 5 / 10
Setting: 7 / 10

Diversity & Social Themes: N/A
Intellectual Engagement: 1 / 5
Originality / Trope Execution: 2 / 5
Rereadability: N/A
Memorability: 2 / 5