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A review by twooddsocks
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
3.0
Title: "The Replacement" by Brenna Yovanoff
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5
Summary:
Malcolm Doyle is the weird kid at school, who is allergic to blood, iron and consecrated ground. This is because he is a replacement, and is slowly dying in the human world.
Review:
"The Lady smiled and her mouth was beautiful and cruel." p.g 276
It was okay. This is a re-read. I have had this book for a while and read it when I was younger. I have little to say actually.
Mackie (Malcolm) isn't the most heroic character but he is trying his best, and living in a small town and trying to fit in. He is a replacement; people tip toe around the idea he is odd, but he does his best to remain "normal". I'm not sure how realistic he is but I didn't mind following him through the story.
The Lady swap babies for their blood rituals, and replace them with their own, unhealthy children. Mackie is one of those, and we watch as he tries to deal with it.
The characters work well. I liked the world the author was creating. The whole book is fine; this was the author's first novel, and I feel they did a good job. A lot of folklore is discussed, which was interesting.
A reference to Donnie Darko, which I completely forgot about, and there is a big part exploring how music can make people feel. The music element seemed to fizzle out as the plot progressed, but yeah, it's an okay read.
Maybe a trigger warning for gore, and blood.
*edit*
Having a think about it, I feel this is definitely a product of it's time. And so, the writing feels slightly off.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5
Summary:
Malcolm Doyle is the weird kid at school, who is allergic to blood, iron and consecrated ground. This is because he is a replacement, and is slowly dying in the human world.
Review:
"The Lady smiled and her mouth was beautiful and cruel." p.g 276
It was okay. This is a re-read. I have had this book for a while and read it when I was younger. I have little to say actually.
Mackie (Malcolm) isn't the most heroic character but he is trying his best, and living in a small town and trying to fit in. He is a replacement; people tip toe around the idea he is odd, but he does his best to remain "normal". I'm not sure how realistic he is but I didn't mind following him through the story.
The Lady swap babies for their blood rituals, and replace them with their own, unhealthy children. Mackie is one of those, and we watch as he tries to deal with it.
The characters work well. I liked the world the author was creating. The whole book is fine; this was the author's first novel, and I feel they did a good job. A lot of folklore is discussed, which was interesting.
A reference to Donnie Darko, which I completely forgot about, and there is a big part exploring how music can make people feel. The music element seemed to fizzle out as the plot progressed, but yeah, it's an okay read.
Maybe a trigger warning for gore, and blood.
*edit*
Having a think about it, I feel this is definitely a product of it's time. And so, the writing feels slightly off.