A review by faeriviera
Meddling Kids, by Edgar Cantero
medium-paced
2.5
I was REALLY enjoying this book, but then the final twist happened.
It was really disappointing because I loved the idea of what was essentially Scooby Doo meets Stephen King's It, ESPECIALLY given the build up to a sapphic romance, but a bad ending can truly ruin a story for me.
Spoiler
After all the build up that made it seem like somehow their dead friend was behind it all, we find out it was an author they had befriended along their journey, and she was in fact someone who had a sex change surgery to hide her original identity. Considering how queer friendly they seemed to be trying to be with the main couple, the sudden turn into transphobia was really jarring, and also the twist felt like it was just there for the sake of there being a twistIt was really disappointing because I loved the idea of what was essentially Scooby Doo meets Stephen King's It, ESPECIALLY given the build up to a sapphic romance, but a bad ending can truly ruin a story for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia