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A review by paper_queen
Jackaby by William Ritter
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Initial Response
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I CURRENTLY CANNOT BREATHE HELP.
High Lights
- Abigail is a fabulous main character. She's hilarious and witty and I just really loved her.
- JACKABY IS SO WONDERFUL I CANNOT BEGIN TO EVEN
- I loved pacing. The moments of action were fun and then the bits of dialogue had me laughing out loud
- Jackaby's apartment is the best. Just, yes.
- The ending was very satisfying for me and may I just say, CHARLIE AND ABIGAIL ARE ADORABLE TOGETHER OKAY.
- The villain was also really chillingly written, which I liked. The ending was very exciting.
Low Lights
- It was quite gruesome at some points, which was upsetting.
- There was some language that I remember. Not very much, but still.
- Some of the parts were scary, such as the ending , the crime scenes, and such. But they definitely didn't take away from the story.
Favorite Quotes
“Maybe if you would bother reading a book once in a while instead of hurling them about every chance you get, you would have put the pieces together yourself by now.”
“Does this smell like paprika or gunpowder to you?”
“It wasn’t that I did not believe in ghosts; it was that I believed in them in the same noncommittal way that I believed in giant squids or lucky coins or Belgium. They were things that probably existed, but I had never given any occasion to really care one way or another.”
“I have ceased concerning myself with how things look to others, Abigail Rook. I suggest you do the same. In my experience, others are generally wrong.”
“That the battles are usually in her head does not lessen the bravery of it. The hardest ones always are.”
Conclusion
This book was absolutely fabulous. I have no words. None. If you haven't read this yet, PLEASE, do yourself a favor and READ IT. I will definitely be reading the second one...and the third...and all the short stories in between... :D Thank you so much, Deborah, for recommending this!! <3
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I CURRENTLY CANNOT BREATHE HELP.
High Lights
- Abigail is a fabulous main character. She's hilarious and witty and I just really loved her.
- JACKABY IS SO WONDERFUL I CANNOT BEGIN TO EVEN
- I loved pacing. The moments of action were fun and then the bits of dialogue had me laughing out loud
- Jackaby's apartment is the best. Just, yes.
- The ending was very satisfying for me and may I just say,
- The villain was also really chillingly written, which I liked. The ending was very exciting.
Low Lights
- It was quite gruesome at some points, which was upsetting.
- There was some language that I remember. Not very much, but still.
- Some of the parts were scary, such as
Favorite Quotes
“Maybe if you would bother reading a book once in a while instead of hurling them about every chance you get, you would have put the pieces together yourself by now.”
“Does this smell like paprika or gunpowder to you?”
“It wasn’t that I did not believe in ghosts; it was that I believed in them in the same noncommittal way that I believed in giant squids or lucky coins or Belgium. They were things that probably existed, but I had never given any occasion to really care one way or another.”
“I have ceased concerning myself with how things look to others, Abigail Rook. I suggest you do the same. In my experience, others are generally wrong.”
“That the battles are usually in her head does not lessen the bravery of it. The hardest ones always are.”
Conclusion
This book was absolutely fabulous. I have no words. None. If you haven't read this yet, PLEASE, do yourself a favor and READ IT. I will definitely be reading the second one...and the third...and all the short stories in between... :D Thank you so much, Deborah, for recommending this!! <3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Cursing