Hailey

Surprisingly, this is actually one of the best books I've read recently! It absolutely astounds me that Hinton was LITERALLY 16 years old when she wrote this. God. How.

I found this story utterly captivating. It was harrowing and forced the reader to look at some ugly truths in life. The characters were each unique and remarkable in their own ways.

Personally, I wouldn't be shocked if I picked this up to reread this someday. And that's saying something because I never reread books.

No one show my father this review for he will be wholly disappointed.This book just wasn't my style. The plot was very haphazardly put together and it felt like it was being planned as it was being written. I didn't care a ton for the characters, but perhaps that would have been a bit different if I had read [b:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 24583 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1404811979s/24583.jpg 41326609] before this. Frankly, I was kind of bored with this and had to force myself to finish it. I think my displeasure was also heightened since this was the last required reading I had to do and it was also my least favorite of the three.Maybe I'll read another Mark Twain book at some point, just for my dad.

Actual Rating: 4.25

This was such a good book. It's the kind of book that you can re-read and pick up on stuff that you didn't pick up on before. It was confusing at times, but only because it was meant to be.

The characters were complex and unique, and each had their own dark secrets. It was fascinating to see how each god interacted with the others. And honestly, I think that the modern/new gods of America were portrayed accurately in this novel.

I'd recommend this book to a ton of people, but there are some more graphic scenes, so you should be at least somewhat mature.