Emily Han
Really profound story about accepting yourself as you are. The author did a very good job in showing the reader the inner turmoils going on inside Sara's mind. Helpful to read Wesley King's other book “OCDaniel” before attempting this one, because Sara's character is fleshed out first in “OCDaniel”.
This is a very powerful story. It conveys so much emotion, character development, and also the author's intent. Warga's fear of gun violence and a plea to help turn the world into a better place, by action and not just by meaningless words, is creatively shaped by the world of Cora, Quinn, Parker, and Mabel. It grapples not only with this gun violence theme, but also the themes of guilt, friendship, and finding your inner voice and strengths in a time where everyone in the world seems to be against you. Cora grapples with Quinn as they try to regain their friendship, and betrayal sometimes stands in the way of mending. But in the end, they learn how to forgive each other. Cora learns how to let go of Mabel and Quinn learns to solve her guilt.
The way this mystery was laid out was nail-biting to read, and the plot twist at the end was just chef's kiss beautiful.
Really loved this one, and I still remember in the movie where Percy found Clarisse's ship in the monster's belly (believe me, DON'T watch the two existing Percy Jackson movies, cuz they're horrible).