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A review by mellabella
Some Kind of Animal by Maria Romasco-Moore
3.0
I went into this book expecting something different. I also went into it thinking that Jo would be suffering from a mental illness and her sister was imagined... Or maybe Jo's sister as an evil twin.
Welp!
Jo is 15. She is being raised by her aunt Aggie (even though her abusive, hard ass grandmother Margaret has legal custody) in a small town.
She has been failing classes because she has been "running" with her feral sister Lee at night. For years.
The best part of the book for me was Lee's story unfolding... What Really Happened to their mother - Although now deceased. Not murdered like everyone thought. A mother who obviously needed help even before getting pregnant at 15. I wish a little clarification about who their father was could have been slipped in there as well. But you can't win them all.
My issues were:
So, at 5 you peek out and see a little girl who resembles you a great deal, and you just kind of go with the flow and jump out of the window? 5 years olds are stealthy. But, maybe not that stealthy.
15 is very young. Poor life choices abound. But it's also old enough to know that Lee living in the forest flea and tick bitten with one meal compromised of squirrel or rabbit? A day (and seemingly malnourished) with no care and treatment (until we learn that she does have somewhat of a place to go if she chose) is a no go. She wasn't "free". She was feral.
If my niece told me she had a sister in the woods, we'd have to check things out. Why did it take Lee attacking the Reverend to get everyones attention? Am I the only one that initially got perv vibes from him or nah?
The middle (maybe a little after the middle) to ending... FFS! Savannah is an unsung hero in this book. At 15 I can remember saying to a friend "You're setting yourself up for failure.". But if she tried to involve me in illegal hijinks? It'd be a hard pass.
Also the phrase "You're weird" is grossly overused.
Don't go into this thinking it has a YA thriller/horror vibe. It doesn't. It's still an engaging read. So it might be up your alley.
Welp!
Jo is 15. She is being raised by her aunt Aggie (even though her abusive, hard ass grandmother Margaret has legal custody) in a small town.
She has been failing classes because she has been "running" with her feral sister Lee at night. For years.
The best part of the book for me was Lee's story unfolding... What Really Happened to their mother - Although now deceased. Not murdered like everyone thought. A mother who obviously needed help even before getting pregnant at 15. I wish a little clarification about who their father was could have been slipped in there as well. But you can't win them all.
My issues were:
So, at 5 you peek out and see a little girl who resembles you a great deal, and you just kind of go with the flow and jump out of the window? 5 years olds are stealthy. But, maybe not that stealthy.
15 is very young. Poor life choices abound. But it's also old enough to know that Lee living in the forest flea and tick bitten with one meal compromised of squirrel or rabbit? A day (and seemingly malnourished) with no care and treatment (until we learn that she does have somewhat of a place to go if she chose) is a no go. She wasn't "free". She was feral.
If my niece told me she had a sister in the woods, we'd have to check things out. Why did it take Lee attacking the Reverend to get everyones attention? Am I the only one that initially got perv vibes from him or nah?
The middle (maybe a little after the middle) to ending... FFS! Savannah is an unsung hero in this book. At 15 I can remember saying to a friend "You're setting yourself up for failure.". But if she tried to involve me in illegal hijinks? It'd be a hard pass.
Also the phrase "You're weird" is grossly overused.
Don't go into this thinking it has a YA thriller/horror vibe. It doesn't. It's still an engaging read. So it might be up your alley.