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adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
<strong>A wonderful coming of age novel!</strong>
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I'm so glad I requested it!
If you've read my reviews, you know I tend to get personal, but that's just how I relate to the world. It's no different with this book. Mark Prewitt is 16, living in a small town, bored out of his mind. He lost his mom 3 years before and has a new stepmom, some would say too soon. That's literally my situation at 16, down to the small town in Iowa, and new stepmom who was married to my dad less than 2 years after my mom died. The only difference is my stepmom wouldn't let me live with them, so I loved with my brother, working at McDonald's, with all of the adult responsibility that came with it. So to say this novel hit close to home is a major understatement.
I really loved the way Mark opened up and developed through his relationship with George, and how he started to realize who he really was. Honestly, it didn't have to be horror to work, but I think the supernatural elements added something that really complimented the story.
Honestly, I think this book should be up there with every other coming of age novel for thing adults. It felt like IT, The Body, or The Girl Next Door, only obviously aimed for teens instead of adults. So without a lot of the violence and other elements. I would say, if you want a great read with mild horror elements, go and check it out!
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I'm so glad I requested it!
If you've read my reviews, you know I tend to get personal, but that's just how I relate to the world. It's no different with this book. Mark Prewitt is 16, living in a small town, bored out of his mind. He lost his mom 3 years before and has a new stepmom, some would say too soon. That's literally my situation at 16, down to the small town in Iowa, and new stepmom who was married to my dad less than 2 years after my mom died. The only difference is my stepmom wouldn't let me live with them, so I loved with my brother, working at McDonald's, with all of the adult responsibility that came with it. So to say this novel hit close to home is a major understatement.
I really loved the way Mark opened up and developed through his relationship with George, and how he started to realize who he really was. Honestly, it didn't have to be horror to work, but I think the supernatural elements added something that really complimented the story.
Honestly, I think this book should be up there with every other coming of age novel for thing adults. It felt like IT, The Body, or The Girl Next Door, only obviously aimed for teens instead of adults. So without a lot of the violence and other elements. I would say, if you want a great read with mild horror elements, go and check it out!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol