kookie9200's review
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book.
Jo has lived with her aunt since her mother disappeared when she was a baby. Living without a mom is hard enough, but worse when you have a twin sister no one else knows about that lives in the woods. Jo runs with Lee at night, trying to get to know her and learn more about her mother's mysterious disappearance.
This book was weird. It was long, and at times really dragged on. None of the characters were particularly likeable, and the longer the book lasted, the more outlandish things got. There are lies, murder, betrayals, and it all happens to fifteen year old girls, on an ever growing scale.
Honestly, I don't know if I liked this book or not. More than anything, I'm really confused about it.
Jo has lived with her aunt since her mother disappeared when she was a baby. Living without a mom is hard enough, but worse when you have a twin sister no one else knows about that lives in the woods. Jo runs with Lee at night, trying to get to know her and learn more about her mother's mysterious disappearance.
This book was weird. It was long, and at times really dragged on. None of the characters were particularly likeable, and the longer the book lasted, the more outlandish things got. There are lies, murder, betrayals, and it all happens to fifteen year old girls, on an ever growing scale.
Honestly, I don't know if I liked this book or not. More than anything, I'm really confused about it.
sailormegan's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Cursing, Death, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Death of parent
Minor: Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Medical content
dani17731's review
3.0
Jo has a lot of secrets, and her family's secrets cause her a lot of trouble. Even after her mother's disappearance fifteen years ago, the townspeople still talk. Her biggest secret? Jo has a twin sister who lives in the woods, and one day she does something that brings Jo into the spotlight.
The premise of this story was so interesting but it didn't grab me like I was hoping it would. I felt sorry for Jo and was a little confused at times.
Thank you to NetGalley for the advance copy.
The premise of this story was so interesting but it didn't grab me like I was hoping it would. I felt sorry for Jo and was a little confused at times.
Thank you to NetGalley for the advance copy.
kwbat12's review against another edition
3.0
Strange, unusual book.
I liked some of the themes, particularly the trauma involved that highlights some rural struggles. But it wasn't all that I thought it could be.
ARC from AASL.
I liked some of the themes, particularly the trauma involved that highlights some rural struggles. But it wasn't all that I thought it could be.
ARC from AASL.
abrauner23's review
1.0
Find my review on my blog: https://thereadinghideaway.blogspot.com/2020/11/book-review-some-kind-of-animal.html
emilyanddeb's review
2.0
The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The concept for Some Kind of Animal is intriguing, but sadly doesn't deliver. Jolene meets her twin sister randomly in the woods, and has to keep her a secret from everyone. My biggest issue with this book is how unrealistically irresponsible ALL of the adults are. No one believes Jo about anything, no one really cares about her or any of the other characters, and even the ending is unrealistic. I wanted to like this, but was let down with confusing plot points and no real solutions.
The concept for Some Kind of Animal is intriguing, but sadly doesn't deliver. Jolene meets her twin sister randomly in the woods, and has to keep her a secret from everyone. My biggest issue with this book is how unrealistically irresponsible ALL of the adults are. No one believes Jo about anything, no one really cares about her or any of the other characters, and even the ending is unrealistic. I wanted to like this, but was let down with confusing plot points and no real solutions.
squinderella's review against another edition
3.0
After Jo’s forest-raised twin sister attacks a boy, everything in Jo’s life changes. She is thrown into having to make a decision that no one, let alone a 15-year old, should have to make: reveal her secret sister to the world or take the heat for the attack.
I found that I was unable to connect with the characters. So many times I felt like I understood Jo, then she would do something so odd that I’d just think, ‘nope, guess not!’
This book is very different than anything else I have read. I found it enjoyable but it dragged at times. In multiple places I kept wondering where the story could go from here and thinking the author had written herself into a corner, but there was a way out each time!
Thank you to NetGalley for providing this ARC to me in exchange for an honest review.
I found that I was unable to connect with the characters. So many times I felt like I understood Jo, then she would do something so odd that I’d just think, ‘nope, guess not!’
This book is very different than anything else I have read. I found it enjoyable but it dragged at times. In multiple places I kept wondering where the story could go from here and thinking the author had written herself into a corner, but there was a way out each time!
Thank you to NetGalley for providing this ARC to me in exchange for an honest review.