I got this book as a donation to the library. It looked interesting so I picked it up.
It starts off kind of slow, and I wasn't really into it at first. In fact, I think the only thing that kept me reading it was the jump between Simon in the modern world and the circus in the past.
But things started to pick up when Simon discovers that his mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother all committed suicide in the same way, on the same day (different years). So then there's this race to figure out what's going on and how to stop it because the anniversary date is approaching and his sister Enola is acting weird.
The Book kind of strings you along, revealing only a few clues at a time, so that while I wasn't TOO invested in it, I had to keep reading to see what would happen next.
I kind of had a suspicion about the ending (it's a spoiler so I won't reveal it) and though it turned out to be true, it still made for a really good ending.
I'm glad I picked this book up.
4/5 stars