Review by monastery_berry - Penpal

monastery_berry 's review for:

Penpal by Dathan Auerbach

5.0

challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

I love this book. The juxtaposition of the coziness and false sense of security of childhood and the lurking maliciousness in the background of it all is so expertly conveyed. I love the quirks of the town; the serpentine layout, the old woman and her sprinklers. I find the ending extremely sad (of course) and almost want to rate it down for that, but I think not being able to stomach it is what makes it so good.

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