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adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The carnival in this book is kinda like a more malicious version of Infinity Train. It focuses on the character's traumas and insecurities, and forces out main character to work through them.
I love this carnival as a setting. It's wonderfully creepy and a lot of fun to read about.
As someone who's dealt with a lot if my own mental health problems, and done a lot of research about mental health, I feel like that aspect if this story also works really well. The only problem I have with it is that autism isn't something you can just grow out of like Blake seems to think. But that's just nitpicking. Everything else made a lot of sense. I understand that the mental health discussion might put a lot of people off for this book, but to me it's what made it work.
I love this carnival as a setting. It's wonderfully creepy and a lot of fun to read about.
As someone who's dealt with a lot if my own mental health problems, and done a lot of research about mental health, I feel like that aspect if this story also works really well. The only problem I have with it is that autism isn't something you can just grow out of like Blake seems to think. But that's just nitpicking. Everything else made a lot of sense. I understand that the mental health discussion might put a lot of people off for this book, but to me it's what made it work.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Body horror
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