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Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

4 reviews

ria_bee_3c's review against another edition

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emsim's review against another edition

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nope. this book is already handling gender, sexuality, and mental health poorly in the first 10%.
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seawarrior's review against another edition

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3.0

I read this book on vacation, which I think made it easier to finish than the first time I tried. The story is engaging and fast-paced, though the mystery wasn't as unique as I'd anticipated, and the characters didn't have the amount of depth to them that I prefer. There's plenty of fight scenes, but I don't particularly like reading those. This is definitely a book for people who are interested in H.P. Lovecraft's work, but I only recognize some of his themes and symbols from movie adaptions. So altogether, it wasn't a horrible read, but there were several elements to it that I didn't enjoy. The worst of all these is Andy's obsessive, one-sided romance with Kerri that is resolved by Andy treating Kerri like her girlfriend while Kerri still maintains that she is straight. I don't know why Cantero wouldn't just allow Andy to move on, or have Kerri discover that she is sapphic. I guess I would still recommend this book to people who are interested by the premise. Like I said, it isn't horrible, but it didn't appeal to me as much as I'd hoped. 
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laurajones's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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