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3.09 AVERAGE
3.09 AVERAGE
I read this book because the main character's name is the same as mine. I was never really on the edge of my seat and I wasn't completely invested in the characters but it was a good story.
A great break from her Spilling series. This was a book I could not put down because I wanted to know what was going to happen next to both story lines. It is a book that will make you laugh and also keep you intrigued as it is slightly demented and twisted but not in a dark way. Was quite fond of Justine. When I got to the end I was like "errr what the what..?" and then I laughed.
I feel a need to go read a few sweet MG novels and a fluffy romance or two to clean my palate now. That was seriously creepy. Looking at the ratings on here, this definitely seems to be a love-it-or-hate-it book. I didn't think it was perfect, but I had a great time reading it.
For much of the book, things are so WEIRD. I was sorely tempted to skip ahead just to get out of the confused nightmare feeling of it all. I knew that if as a reader I was feeling so disoriented and unable to tell fantasy from reality, Justine must have felt a thousand times worse. But I trusted Hannah and just kept reading, and eventually all the blurry pictures came into focus.
My issues with the book are the behaviors of the school staff and the final resolution. The first could be partially explained by the crazy-making behavior of Anne (although I still don't buy that the entire school would fall victim to it), and the other was believable enough; I just didn't like it. I wanted Justine to get free entirely.
And I LOVE that Malachay is a dog.
For much of the book, things are so WEIRD. I was sorely tempted to skip ahead just to get out of the confused nightmare feeling of it all. I knew that if as a reader I was feeling so disoriented and unable to tell fantasy from reality, Justine must have felt a thousand times worse. But I trusted Hannah and just kept reading, and eventually all the blurry pictures came into focus.
My issues with the book are the behaviors of the school staff and the final resolution. The first could be partially explained by the crazy-making behavior of Anne (although I still don't buy that the entire school would fall victim to it), and the other was believable enough; I just didn't like it. I wanted Justine to get free entirely.
And I LOVE that