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A review by kaylarage
The Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle
3.0
I received a free copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I liked this book. It wasn't amazing, but it was different and enjoyable. Seeing the world through the eyes of a disabled teen--especially one who is not visibly disabled--is a not-common-enough theme in YA literature. The intersections of mourning, grief, and balancing life with epilepsy where a refreshing change in the ridiculously sad-saturated world of teen novels. Yay for bright glimmers of hope, golden retrievers, and protagonists realizing that other people are flawed too.
The romance was a little annoying at times, but it was bearable even for me, a vehemently anti teen romance curmudgeon.
I liked this book. It wasn't amazing, but it was different and enjoyable. Seeing the world through the eyes of a disabled teen--especially one who is not visibly disabled--is a not-common-enough theme in YA literature. The intersections of mourning, grief, and balancing life with epilepsy where a refreshing change in the ridiculously sad-saturated world of teen novels. Yay for bright glimmers of hope, golden retrievers, and protagonists realizing that other people are flawed too.
The romance was a little annoying at times, but it was bearable even for me, a vehemently anti teen romance curmudgeon.