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A review by mbenzz
The Widely Unknown Myth of Apple & Dorothy by Corey Ann Haydu
3.0
3.5 stars...
While the premise of this story sounded very interesting and fun, it ended up falling a little flat for me. Apple and Dorothy's friendship was extremely toxic and uncomfortable. I hated reading about Apple constantly steamrolling Dorothy, who is clearly suffering a deep depression over the death of her mother, into doing whatever Apple wanted to make HERSELF feel better about the death of her friend's mother. It was all rather icky.
At the same time, though, I didn't hate it. I read to the end to see what would happen and was happy with the resolution. It was very predictable, but it made all the things that preceded it a little less yuck.
Overall, this was a decent but forgettable read for me. I think the Middle-Grade set will lose interest quickly with this book as the plot gets very thin and slow in places.
While the premise of this story sounded very interesting and fun, it ended up falling a little flat for me. Apple and Dorothy's friendship was extremely toxic and uncomfortable. I hated reading about Apple constantly steamrolling Dorothy, who is clearly suffering a deep depression over the death of her mother, into doing whatever Apple wanted to make HERSELF feel better about the death of her friend's mother. It was all rather icky.
At the same time, though, I didn't hate it. I read to the end to see what would happen and was happy with the resolution. It was very predictable, but it made all the things that preceded it a little less yuck.
Overall, this was a decent but forgettable read for me. I think the Middle-Grade set will lose interest quickly with this book as the plot gets very thin and slow in places.