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A review by olinoel
Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma
5.0
This book is not scary. It will not make you jump out of your chair and it will not keep you up at night. But, God, is it creepy.
That surreal, dreamlike quality of writing is hard to get right, but Nova Ren Suma makes it look easy. She almost had me believing in the wild, unreal character of Ruby, in her outlandish stories and strange powers. I couldn't quite decide whether or not to like Ruby, but I'm not sure that was the point. I think the point was that Ruby is a powerful, larger-than-life sort of character, and you don't have to like her as long as you can understand that about her.
It takes a lot for me to give a book five stars. But I think this one deserves it. If you like creepy books, or surreal books, or books about the scary-powerful bond of sisterhood, read Imaginary Girls. Read it now.
That surreal, dreamlike quality of writing is hard to get right, but Nova Ren Suma makes it look easy. She almost had me believing in the wild, unreal character of Ruby, in her outlandish stories and strange powers. I couldn't quite decide whether or not to like Ruby, but I'm not sure that was the point. I think the point was that Ruby is a powerful, larger-than-life sort of character, and you don't have to like her as long as you can understand that about her.
It takes a lot for me to give a book five stars. But I think this one deserves it. If you like creepy books, or surreal books, or books about the scary-powerful bond of sisterhood, read Imaginary Girls. Read it now.