A review by whatellisreadnext
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

You have to believe me when I say I really wanted to like this one. Something just didn't marry up for me with the writing and the characters. I need to have a certain level of ambiguity in my horror books to enjoy them, but this was fairly self-explanatory from the off. I think this is why I kept putting it down and not picking it up again for weeks. The multiple perspectives and the length didn't help either, Robert's point of view was the only one we needed really; Gloria brought very little to the story. I will say there is a lot to be learned here about history, how the real monsters are humans, and how we need to learn from the past and never let anything like Reformatory schools happen again.