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The Sacrifice of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This series was the definition of "alright."
The first book was deeply enjoyable. Creepy enough, dorky enough, with enough heart to be an overall excellent cheesy YA paranormal mystery.
The rest of this is just... here. The creepiness really is gone after the first book once we discover a little of the worldbuilding and the vibe devolves into a late-season Supernatural feel, which is unfortunate.
Everything else continues to be fine, but that's about it. Sunshine gets more annoying as we go and she refuses to grow beyond her "vintage uwu" shtick into a deeper, more complex person.
She's only sixteen, so on one level I get it. Really though, she referred to Jane Austen as "Victorian" MULTIPLE times in this book alone, when any Austenite knows we are actually talking about a Regency or Georgian time period before Queen Victoria was even born.
If you're going to be this irritating, Sunshine, git gud.
The first book was deeply enjoyable. Creepy enough, dorky enough, with enough heart to be an overall excellent cheesy YA paranormal mystery.
The rest of this is just... here. The creepiness really is gone after the first book once we discover a little of the worldbuilding and the vibe devolves into a late-season Supernatural feel, which is unfortunate.
Everything else continues to be fine, but that's about it. Sunshine gets more annoying as we go and she refuses to grow beyond her "vintage uwu" shtick into a deeper, more complex person.
She's only sixteen, so on one level I get it. Really though, she referred to Jane Austen as "Victorian" MULTIPLE times in this book alone, when any Austenite knows we are actually talking about a Regency or Georgian time period before Queen Victoria was even born.
If you're going to be this irritating, Sunshine, git gud.