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A review by leahbrarian
Some Kind of Animal by Maria Romasco-Moore
2.0
There are some books that are purposefully strange. Grasshopper Jungle, for example, is weird fiction: strange in its premise, strange in its execution. I don't think this is meant to be that type of book; I think the intent was to have a slightly strange and unbelievable foundation but make everything sort of make sense. However, every single plot development and character choice just made the book even stranger. It was like Jo's motto as a character was, "Well this might as well happen. My life is already so weird."
The characters were fairly clearly written but often didn't seem that deep or real and overall weren't particularly interesting. The small town Ohio setting seemed suitably grim, gray, and hopeless. The writing itself was pretty engaging, though it took a while for me to get into it and there were frequent points where the plot seemed to lag or go in circles for a while.
The strong wilderness element might appeal to readers of survival fiction, and it's certainly a different kind of read, but I'm not sure that makes it a worthwhile one.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC.
The characters were fairly clearly written but often didn't seem that deep or real and overall weren't particularly interesting. The small town Ohio setting seemed suitably grim, gray, and hopeless. The writing itself was pretty engaging, though it took a while for me to get into it and there were frequent points where the plot seemed to lag or go in circles for a while.
The strong wilderness element might appeal to readers of survival fiction, and it's certainly a different kind of read, but I'm not sure that makes it a worthwhile one.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC.