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.

I really, really wanted to like this but it just didn't pan out for me.

I enjoyed the humor but I often felt that this story was disjointed. It felt like nothing would happen for several pages, then one page of action, and so on. I also felt that the story could have essentially taken place in half of these pages with all of the unnecessary lists of names... why were there so many of those?

Overall, this is a very ‘meh' book.

Actual rating: 4.5

This book was quite fantastic. I adored the writing style- it flowed so smoothly throughout the entire novel.

The flashbacks were great. They were interspersed with the present perfectly, and had some relevance to the events occurring in the present. Moreover, Oakes did not give away too much at one time, which built suspense for the whole novel.

Character wise, the novel really only have one main character. The other characters were rather minor, even if they did contribute to Minnow's growth significantly. In a way, it's a story about self discovery, and a very good one at that.

It's an interesting read with an interesting concept, and I certainly enjoyed it. It was the kind of book that was difficult to set down!

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.