A review by kayteeem
The Boy Who Drew Monsters by Keith Donohue

It took me a long time to get started on this one.

I loved all the detail and sense of place. I got a real sense of being in a beach town in the off-season.

The characters were well thought out, even if I didn't *like* them very much. The adults weren't reprehensible to the extent of, say "Gone Girl", but none of them were very happy people that I particularly wanted to spend much time with.

I did like the fantastic/creepy elements, and again, the author did a good job capturing the creepy factor.

Regarding the end of the book:

Spoiler

I did not expect the twist at the end, and in retrospect wished there had been a few more indications within the rest of the story, especially the parts from Nick's point of view. And the "monsters" didn't horrify me nearly as much as Holly's actions in the very last paragraph.