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A review by cherrymunson
Take Your Turn, Teddy by Haley Newlin
3.0
✨SPOILERS AHEAD✨
I really enjoyed part 1 of this book. It drew me in and had me invested in everything that was going on.
I won't say I didn't like the rest of the book, because I mostly did, I just felt like some parts didn't live up to the first.
Let's talk about Jackie Warren. The whole book, I figured there was no way she could be alive and we, as the readers, were never given hope that she was. In the end, she was killed in exactly the way the police suspected she was, by her father, so there was really no suprise there.
Speaking of which, the story left me a bit confused as to how much influence the Shadow had. In Mr. Warren's journal, he says he doesn't remember killing his daughter, which makes it seem like the Shadow fully took over. However, we never see this happen with Teddy. Teddy seems to be just as into murdering people as the Shadow is and is completely irredeemable in the end, which unfortunately made me not really care that he was killed at the end.
I don't want to only talk about negative things, though. I did enjoy the characters in this book and the explorations of trauma felt meaningful. Teddy was a sympathetic character in Part 1 and I really connected with Lila. Her death made me so sad. I enjoyed the relationship between Strode, Finch, and Burklow. Their differing personalities made them feel like a well-balanced group. I also enjoyed all the refrences to horror media like Halloween and Stranger Things, as well as this basically serving as a prequel to Not Another Sarah Halls.
I am excited to see what this author writes next! :)
I really enjoyed part 1 of this book. It drew me in and had me invested in everything that was going on.
I won't say I didn't like the rest of the book, because I mostly did, I just felt like some parts didn't live up to the first.
Let's talk about Jackie Warren. The whole book, I figured there was no way she could be alive and we, as the readers, were never given hope that she was. In the end, she was killed in exactly the way the police suspected she was, by her father, so there was really no suprise there.
Speaking of which, the story left me a bit confused as to how much influence the Shadow had. In Mr. Warren's journal, he says he doesn't remember killing his daughter, which makes it seem like the Shadow fully took over. However, we never see this happen with Teddy. Teddy seems to be just as into murdering people as the Shadow is and is completely irredeemable in the end, which unfortunately made me not really care that he was killed at the end.
I don't want to only talk about negative things, though. I did enjoy the characters in this book and the explorations of trauma felt meaningful. Teddy was a sympathetic character in Part 1 and I really connected with Lila. Her death made me so sad. I enjoyed the relationship between Strode, Finch, and Burklow. Their differing personalities made them feel like a well-balanced group. I also enjoyed all the refrences to horror media like Halloween and Stranger Things, as well as this basically serving as a prequel to Not Another Sarah Halls.
I am excited to see what this author writes next! :)