macthahappyhomebody 's review for:

Bad Kids by Zijin Chen
3.75
dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The title of the book is absolutely perfect, as the three kids in this book are definitely bad.  Unfortunately, their backgrounds were such that I don't feel they had a lot of choice in their actions.  Without one adult between the three that they could really depend on, look up to, or talk to about the things they were going through, they were all pretty much raising themselves, and the consequences of that were not favorable for either of them.