A review by livelongandpasta
Freaks by Kieran Larwood

4.0

Don't judge a book by its cover...or a girl by her claws. Ever since she can remember, Sheba has been a freak in a tiny shack at the end of the Little Pilchton pier. People pay money, then come in and stare at her, seemingly unable to believe a girl can be covered in fur, or have claws and fangs. Her only company is a fake mermaid (a.k.a stuffed squirrel with a fish tail) and Flossy the two-headed lamb. In return for Sheba letting herself be gawked at, her horrible boss, Grunchgirdle, gives her food and a place to stay. It may sound horrible, but Sheba doesn't mind, considering she hasn't even known any different. However, her rotten luck takes a turn for the better when a man named Mr. Plumpscuttle buys her and Flossy, and takes them to his own freak show, with other people, not animals. It's as if all of Sheba's dreams have been fulfilled: other people like her! Everything seems to be going perfectly, until children start disappearing by the banks of the river. It's up to Sheba, and her new friends, the Freaks, to solve the mystery! Set in eighteenth century London, this is a very exciting, surprising, and touching novel that is definitely worth a try.
I liked this book a lot. It was very well written, and has enough surprises and interesting characters to keep you on the edge of your seat. I liked how no one else cared about the missing children, and so the Freaks decided to step in and use their odd and wacky abilities for the greater good. I highly recommend this book.