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A review by librarydoc
Freeks by Amanda Hocking
2.0
Mara is a carnie. She and her mom live and work with a traveling circus. But this circus has some dark and mysterious secrets. Each of the members of the circus have supernatural powers. Unfortunately, even their powers cannot save them from going broke, and in a last ditch effort to keep things going, the carnival accepts an invitation to spend a week in Caudry, Louisiana. Things in Caudry seem a little off to Mara and her friends, and they soon find out that evil lurks in the nearby swamps.
My thoughts:
This one will not be going on my middle school shelves. There is a pretty descriptive sex scene that prevents me from comfortably sharing this book with my students, even with a YA label.
I wanted to like this book because it's in my favorite genre (supernatural with some mystery). It feels like it is borrowed from existing books, and that annoys me. Fans of Twilight will figure out a "plot twist" pretty quickly...it reads almost like fanfic with the way parts of this novel feel lifted from other stories.
My rating:
2.5/5 stars
Grades 9+ (sex scence, mild language, violence)
My thoughts:
This one will not be going on my middle school shelves. There is a pretty descriptive sex scene that prevents me from comfortably sharing this book with my students, even with a YA label.
I wanted to like this book because it's in my favorite genre (supernatural with some mystery). It feels like it is borrowed from existing books, and that annoys me. Fans of Twilight will figure out a "plot twist" pretty quickly...it reads almost like fanfic with the way parts of this novel feel lifted from other stories.
My rating:
2.5/5 stars
Grades 9+ (sex scence, mild language, violence)