A review by lilyaronovitz
Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory

3.0

I honestly was a little disappointed and a little confused with several things throughout this book, and could definitely tell that it is an adult fiction book rather than teen fiction. It took me probably about half the book to fully determine whether or not any of the characters truly had powers, or if it was just a hoax. The constant flashbacks and switching of points of view, surprisingly was not actually that confusing. The parts were well written so I was able to understand what was going on in each scene, and keep each different character straight. Near the middle, the book began to get a little slow though, so I started to skim pages, and probably missed little parts of the story. I was definitely able to get the overall gist of it, but at some parts I was a little unclear on what role the supporting characters played, or how they became involved. This book was a little slow moving, but for older readers and magic/fantasy fans (although the book didn't focus on their powers as much as I might've liked), this book's plot is interesting and unique.