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A review by skylarkblue1
Twice Upon a Time by Michelle Harrison
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Representations: https://trello.com/c/5ZIvWrOE/113-twice-upon-a-time-by-michelle-harrison
Thank you Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!
This was most certainly one dark kids book 👀
i really loved all of the characters, they were so crazy but a great bunch together. There were a lot of characters but I think, somehow, there was actually a good amount of information for each. The twins were a fantastic POV and reacted well to situations and generally were just fun to follow, the other kids in the house were a great contrast both with the twins and between themselves, and the adults while mostly feeling the same nanny was excellent!
The mystery was actually really intriguing, I did get pretty curious about how it'd go and even if the twist wasn't the most suprising (at least for me, an adult lol) it was still a pretty solid plotline. The general worldbuilding though I thought was lacking a fair bit, and towards the end it ended up being just a lot of infodumping which managed to somehow slow down the pace a fair bit. Though despite the infodumping, there was still a fair bit of the fantasy side unanswered. There was a very basic reason given for what happens but I could only just ask "Why?". Why does it work like that? Why did it occur? Why does it happen?
I also have to mention the tinnitus rep! I felt so seen finally seeing some rep of that, it's so overlooked but it can just drive you mad.
I'd still really recommend this though honestly, it's a lot of fun and while really dark (so I'd more give this to older-middle grade and above) it's still just a very fun mystery read!
Thank you Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!
This was most certainly one dark kids book 👀
i really loved all of the characters, they were so crazy but a great bunch together. There were a lot of characters but I think, somehow, there was actually a good amount of information for each. The twins were a fantastic POV and reacted well to situations and generally were just fun to follow, the other kids in the house were a great contrast both with the twins and between themselves, and the adults while mostly feeling the same nanny was excellent!
The mystery was actually really intriguing, I did get pretty curious about how it'd go and even if the twist wasn't the most suprising (at least for me, an adult lol) it was still a pretty solid plotline. The general worldbuilding though I thought was lacking a fair bit, and towards the end it ended up being just a lot of infodumping which managed to somehow slow down the pace a fair bit. Though despite the infodumping, there was still a fair bit of the fantasy side unanswered. There was a very basic reason given for what happens but I could only just ask "Why?". Why does it work like that? Why did it occur? Why does it happen?
I also have to mention the tinnitus rep! I felt so seen finally seeing some rep of that, it's so overlooked but it can just drive you mad.
I'd still really recommend this though honestly, it's a lot of fun and while really dark (so I'd more give this to older-middle grade and above) it's still just a very fun mystery read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Classism
Moderate: Murder and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty and Pregnancy