A review by bookbrig
The Waking Dark by Robin Wasserman

dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No

1.5

 Well written, and good for someone who likes dark stories with people doing awful things to one another. Solid horror, I guess? I pretty much hated it, and gave up just before the end. It's fairly gory and has explicit violence, drug use, and language. There are also several on page sexual assault scenes and lots of horrifyingly awful parents. If you're recommending it to teens, I'd maybe give a heads up that the content is more explicit than a lot of YA horror. 
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