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A review by allyareads
Waysider by K.J. Sutton
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.25
It started raining so I abandoned my entire tbr to read a spooky book at random and I have no regrets.
⋆ ˚｡⋆୨🎃୧ ⋆ ˚｡⋆'Tis the season ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨🎃୧ ⋆ ˚｡⋆
Did you ever read the Meg Cabot's Mediator series (circa 2000)? Niche I know, but I couldn't help but feel nostalgic for it as I was reading Waysider. The more I think about it the more similarities there* are but I digress.
If I had a dollar for every time I read a book about a ‘Hot Loner Girl Who Can See Ghost Goes to a School and Is Haunted by Attractive Men/Ghost and Has to Solve a Mystery™;
I’d have two dollars** which isn’t a lot but still.
If there's a 'Reformed partier, socially awkward, unconventionally attractive punky girl who can see ghosts' scale, 1 being Mediator’s Suze and 10 being Ninth House’s Alex; our main character Cass is an 8.
I had a really good time with this and finished it in a day. The pacing was fast, the characters were interesting, and the story was engaging BUT I will say this asked more questions than it answered, specifically the ending (!!!!!!)
I don’t want to be misconstrued so I’llspeak type plainly:
More mystery is fine and cliffhanger endings are encouraged but if you only answered one major plot point and left the readers with more questions in the plethora you already had?
Well I’m taking it personally. I need book 2 stat.
4.25 ★
*Including the hot, brooding Latino ghost roommate!
**I eat this up, someone please give me more recommendations.
⋆ ˚｡⋆୨🎃୧ ⋆ ˚｡⋆'Tis the season ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨🎃୧ ⋆ ˚｡⋆
Did you ever read the Meg Cabot's Mediator series (circa 2000)? Niche I know, but I couldn't help but feel nostalgic for it as I was reading Waysider. The more I think about it the more similarities there* are but I digress.
If I had a dollar for every time I read a book about a ‘Hot Loner Girl Who Can See Ghost Goes to a School and Is Haunted by Attractive Men/Ghost and Has to Solve a Mystery™;
I’d have two dollars** which isn’t a lot but still.
If there's a 'Reformed partier, socially awkward, unconventionally attractive punky girl who can see ghosts' scale, 1 being Mediator’s Suze and 10 being Ninth House’s Alex; our main character Cass is an 8.
I had a really good time with this and finished it in a day. The pacing was fast, the characters were interesting, and the story was engaging BUT I will say this asked more questions than it answered, specifically the ending (!!!!!!)
I don’t want to be misconstrued so I’ll
More mystery is fine and cliffhanger endings are encouraged but if you only answered one major plot point and left the readers with more questions in the plethora you already had?
Well I’m taking it personally. I need book 2 stat.
4.25 ★
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**I eat this up, someone please give me more recommendations.