A review by heyshay07
Freaks: Alive, on the Inside! by Annette Curtis Klause

4.0

I had some trouble getting into this audio book initially, but it ended up being good. The characters are interesting but the plot is a little slow. The whole "reincarnated star-crossed lovers" thing is a bit much but I guess the author had to have some reason for Able to leave home. Able is almost too virtuous and suffers from a superman type complex, except he thinks about and refers to sex a lot so this is more a YA high school book than middle school book. Minus the sexual references, I think the characters and plot would appeal more to middle schoolers so it is a book that doesn't fit well into either level. Also, despite the reincarnated lives thing, this book is probably more historical fiction than fantasy so if you're looking for a fantasy type book like Cirque de Freaks, this isn't what you'll get.