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I really like this one. The protagonist is a great mix of relatable and unique. I like the cast of other children and creepies, with favorite minor character going to the white witch. I also think most of the themes landed and I just love the use of oranges. However I do wish the through line of they're unlike us but still reasonable had gotten a bit more bite at the end. Some entities that were ambiguous turned out straight up villainous which was disappointing. The book also started a little slow for me, though that may have been my fault . I like it and will be interested to see what the author does next.