A review by paulabrandon
The Perfume by Caroline B. Cooney

4.0

I would have hated this as a kid! But as an adult, I enjoyed the writing and the loopy-ness of it all. Yes, Cooney tends to over-write, and her books all seem to be a parable about the individual choosing between good and evil, but this one evoked a sinister atmosphere that hooked me in! Unfortunately, Cooney can't seem to decide what is actually behind the evil perfume and Dove's vanished twin, which lets the story down. And a climax involving an interpretive dance in a mall's water fountain? Hardly exciting!