A review by ginferra
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

adventurous dark funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book captured an era and a lifestyle of suburban kids in the late 80s that was so familiar to me. Then add witchcraft. It's a little slow to start, and for a while I wasn't sure if I cared what happened to anyone (there are a lot of characters, but the whole story is told in the 1st person plural, with some 3rd person when distinguishing a particular thread). A third of the way in I was hooked and wanted them all to win, or at least not get into too much trouble. 

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