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A review by kat_reads_horror
Take Your Turn, Teddy by Haley Newlin
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
This is one of the best books about how it feels dealing with depression and really being in a dark space. After meeting the author, Haley at Scarelastic Book Fair I really appreciated it more. The narrator really doesn't do the pain as well as hearing Haley describe how difficult life had been and how writing this story brought light to forgiveness and grace.
Teddy and his mother escape his abusive father and go live at a house his grandparents own in Indiana. Things are strange at the home but Teddy is doing his best to be strong for his mother. Teddy befriends a shadow in the basement, and as things get worse at home Teddy gives more and more of himself to the shadow.
Teddy and his mother escape his abusive father and go live at a house his grandparents own in Indiana. Things are strange at the home but Teddy is doing his best to be strong for his mother. Teddy befriends a shadow in the basement, and as things get worse at home Teddy gives more and more of himself to the shadow.