A review by celinbean
City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

The writing felt a little too much like info dumping most of the time. She explained every action the characters made and why they made it like she didn’t trust us to come to the right conclusion. It felt more like someone was giving a detached account of what happened and not like an actual engaging story. So while this is classified as young adult the writing really is more middle grade. 

Also I know this was written in 2002 but im not sure how to feel about the way she wrote about the natives in this book. The tone is definitely not negative but it felt a little icky sometimes idk