A review by dandelionjelly
Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn
4.0
(WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS)
I won this book in a giveaway, and although it interested me, I was worried it would be another cheesy teen novel. After I got the book in the mail, it took me a couple of days to actually want to read it. But, I eventually did.
I started and finished the book in one night. In the first half of the book, I was already groaning a little because Kuehn does a very good job at disguising the full point of the story. The book almost has you believe it is some sort of werewolf book. I like some books involving that, but, I admit, there's a lot of those kinds of books coming out and I hoped it wasn't like it. As the story moves forward, it pulls you in because you get a little confused, which makes you want to push further to understand what is going on. The main character, Andrew/Winston, is a strange character that has you wondering who he really is.
Once I started the second half of the book, I was completely glued to the pages. Slowly but surely his real background starts coming into view. When I started realizing what was really going on, I had a lot of "oh, wow" moments for this character. Kuehn did an excellent job in keeping me wondering.
This book would be an especially good choice for anyone into psychology; the twisted and strange events that cause the character's mental breakdowns are stomach-turning and heartbreaking. The book's mystery and psychology make an incredible combination for a book that you won't want to put down, and a book that will be hard to forget.
I won this book in a giveaway, and although it interested me, I was worried it would be another cheesy teen novel. After I got the book in the mail, it took me a couple of days to actually want to read it. But, I eventually did.
I started and finished the book in one night. In the first half of the book, I was already groaning a little because Kuehn does a very good job at disguising the full point of the story. The book almost has you believe it is some sort of werewolf book. I like some books involving that, but, I admit, there's a lot of those kinds of books coming out and I hoped it wasn't like it. As the story moves forward, it pulls you in because you get a little confused, which makes you want to push further to understand what is going on. The main character, Andrew/Winston, is a strange character that has you wondering who he really is.
Once I started the second half of the book, I was completely glued to the pages. Slowly but surely his real background starts coming into view. When I started realizing what was really going on, I had a lot of "oh, wow" moments for this character. Kuehn did an excellent job in keeping me wondering.
This book would be an especially good choice for anyone into psychology; the twisted and strange events that cause the character's mental breakdowns are stomach-turning and heartbreaking. The book's mystery and psychology make an incredible combination for a book that you won't want to put down, and a book that will be hard to forget.