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A review by danacoledares
Playing the Cards You're Dealt by Varian Johnson
5.0
I loved everything about this. I find bidding games to be incredibly tedious, but the way that the hands played here were described captured the feel of a really good game without dragging.
Beyond that, though, and more significantly, it deals with some very dark topics in a way that manages to be both honest and hopeful. The characters felt fully-realized, and I don't think any of them came across as caricatures, which has been my quibble with some other MG books I've otherwise enjoyed recently.
Absolutely delightful.
Beyond that, though, and more significantly, it deals with some very dark topics in a way that manages to be both honest and hopeful. The characters felt fully-realized, and I don't think any of them came across as caricatures, which has been my quibble with some other MG books I've otherwise enjoyed recently.
Absolutely delightful.