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qu33nofbookz's review against another edition
5.0
This works well as a great example of how to write YA and even adults will enjoy this one.
kikithebaker's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I thought this book was actually pretty cool and fun. Imagine Halloween Town but it's grim reapers and isn't for kids. That's the best I could describe this book. I didn't give it 5 or 4 stars because I thought it got a little weird with the relationship piece and felt extremely fast-paced after that as if the author couldn't wait to let the readers know their potential. But...that's just me. I'd recommend this book to anyone as it is fun and exciting to read for various reasons.
angelicide's review against another edition
4.0
Darkly humorous.
A little silly but good.
Left me wanting more.
A little silly but good.
Left me wanting more.
alboyer6's review against another edition
4.0
A good story about Lex who had become a big problem at school with out an explanation. Just about to get expelled from school, her parents decide to send her to live on her uncle's farm for the summer. He lives in the town of Croak and soon learns that the only harvesting that the residents do is the harvesting of souls to send them on to the afterlife. Lex learns she is a natural born Grim. She has found her place but soon discovers some people are being murdered before their time... Good story with clever and funny dialog. Souls of presidents past make appearances, mostly for the humor of it. The ending definitely left me wanting to read the next in the series.
redinteeth's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 Stars.
Quirky, funny, but it never really drew me in the way I wanted it to.
Quirky, funny, but it never really drew me in the way I wanted it to.
catseye6773's review against another edition
5.0
I'm listening to the audiobook at 2x because i can still understand it. but one of the side charactors is fast hyper talker and it sounds crazy when the narrator talks as her
great characters . I love their interactions
great characters . I love their interactions
justlily's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this. I loved the characters, I loved the setting, I loved the twists. I loved all of it. I literally just have nothing bad to say about this book. I cannot wait to read the next one.
audreychamaine's review against another edition
3.0
Lex has been having trouble at school and at home lately. In fact, she is trouble, with the uncontrollable rage and beatings she doles out. For that reason, her parents decide to send her away for the summer to work on her Uncle Mort's farm. However, when she arrives at the town of Croak, she finds out that there is no farm. Instead, this is a town of reapers who cull the souls of the dead, and Lex is the newbie. Everything's going great until the mysterious deaths begin, which just happen to align with Lex's appearance in Croak. She's determined to solve the case, before even more are killed.
Overall, Croak is a good time. The writing is lighthearted for a book about grim reapers, and it was fun to imagine a town like Croak. From the funny titles of stores, to the silly drink called Yorricks they have instead of alcohol, served in a skull mug, you can tell that Damico had a ball thinking about this place. I also loved getting to know all of the characters. Lex meets a diverse group of friends, and the friendship dynamic is great to read. My favorite part was the huge board game they invented by mixing a ton of other board games together.
While the plot moves fairly quickly, the mechanics of the culling and the world got in the way of the mystery for me. I kept getting lost on exactly what was going on. Why were jellyfish important again? And what was it that they milked from black widow spiders? I felt like I should have been taking notes on these details, since they got in the way of my enjoyment of the story. It didn't help that I was reading it on my Nook, which made it harder to flip back and forth. It might have made more sense if I'd have been reading a paper copy.
Even if I had a hard time following the plot at times, I did enjoy Croak. Although, sometimes with the massive amount of puns it might have been better titled Groan.
Overall, Croak is a good time. The writing is lighthearted for a book about grim reapers, and it was fun to imagine a town like Croak. From the funny titles of stores, to the silly drink called Yorricks they have instead of alcohol, served in a skull mug, you can tell that Damico had a ball thinking about this place. I also loved getting to know all of the characters. Lex meets a diverse group of friends, and the friendship dynamic is great to read. My favorite part was the huge board game they invented by mixing a ton of other board games together.
While the plot moves fairly quickly, the mechanics of the culling and the world got in the way of the mystery for me. I kept getting lost on exactly what was going on. Why were jellyfish important again? And what was it that they milked from black widow spiders? I felt like I should have been taking notes on these details, since they got in the way of my enjoyment of the story. It didn't help that I was reading it on my Nook, which made it harder to flip back and forth. It might have made more sense if I'd have been reading a paper copy.
Even if I had a hard time following the plot at times, I did enjoy Croak. Although, sometimes with the massive amount of puns it might have been better titled Groan.
malreynolds111's review against another edition
4.0
I am loving this book. Its moves as a nice clip and the language had me laughing out loud at times.