The Crazy One

Lucy is indeed the crazy one!

The summary of The Crazy One drew me into reading it and with the introduction of Lucy in the first chapter, it definitely held my attention. Lucy is shown to be a socially awkward girl who never truly fit into society and, instead, created her own reality in her imagination. Throughout the book, Markus does a wonderful job in demonstrating Lucy's fall into madness as she attempts to make her fantasies come true. I continually said “She is crazy!” So bravo to Markus' writing and character development!!

The sections from the present or from Lucy's point of view were a bit hit-or-miss for me. I didn't really connect with Elijah, though he was only present in a handful of chapters, so I guess that's to be expected. In the earlier parts of the book, it was harder to tell what was in Lucy's mind and what was reality. It got much easier to tell as the story went along and I understood more of who Lucy was. The latter half of the book was my favorite, mostly taking place in the past and rapidly revealing Lucy's insanity.

From the start to the end, I enjoyed the book and would recommend it for those who like twisted and broken characters.