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A review by betsyrisen
The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
"The part of Sherry that was always just outside of everything, the part that was quietly taking notes in the back of the classroom, the part that volunteered to take the photo, the part that stood behind the table at the prom and ladled out the punch - that part of Sherry thought, "I didn't know that someone's knees really could buckle. I didn't know what they meant when they said that their stomach fell through the floor."
This is not generally my kind of book, but I'm trying to diversify. I feel like it took forever to get through. And I'm also stubborn, so even though I was 70 pages in, I told myself I'd get to the end of the chapter and then decide whether or not to continue reading. Which is EXACTLY when it got good (ain't that always the way?)
This book keeps you wrong footed as a matter of course, and it works for the plot, but it makes my head hurt. And I think there were too many characters. I kept losing track of who was who and why they mattered. I appreciated the conclusion of the story being wrapped up with a cozy little bow, and didn't even mind a little tease at the end.
This is not generally my kind of book, but I'm trying to diversify. I feel like it took forever to get through. And I'm also stubborn, so even though I was 70 pages in, I told myself I'd get to the end of the chapter and then decide whether or not to continue reading. Which is EXACTLY when it got good (ain't that always the way?)
This book keeps you wrong footed as a matter of course, and it works for the plot, but it makes my head hurt. And I think there were too many characters. I kept losing track of who was who and why they mattered. I appreciated the conclusion of the story being wrapped up with a cozy little bow, and didn't even mind a little tease at the end.