Scan barcode
A review by abaugher
The Changelings by Elle Casey
3.0
I don't usually finish books with glaring weaknesses in the plot, but this one was funny enough for me to overlook some doozies. Or maybe I was just in the mood for funny-not-dazzingly-genius writing. A couple of times, the excuse to awkwardly introduce a new story-specific term by getting the character to say, "dunno, it just felt right", was almost too much but by then I was into the overall story and wanted to see where it would go.
Teen girl and her friend run away, join up with other homeless teens for a random study, and end up in the middle of a faerie war...and then some.
I did enjoy the strong-willed central female character (as always) and her style of swearing (so if you don't want foul words, don't read this), and her thoughts on how to deal with the people who piss her off, as well as the boys who turn her on. I liked this girl, and that made the whole book easier to swallow.
I guess I would call the writing style a bit rough. I call almost see the way the book could have gone a lot deeper as far as filling out the spots where everything just sort of happened, almost too easily, but still, it was funny enough for me to finish it, and boy did I. I believe I read it within 24 hours of starting it, including breaks for meals, domestic obligations, and sleep.
Teen girl and her friend run away, join up with other homeless teens for a random study, and end up in the middle of a faerie war...and then some.
I did enjoy the strong-willed central female character (as always) and her style of swearing (so if you don't want foul words, don't read this), and her thoughts on how to deal with the people who piss her off, as well as the boys who turn her on. I liked this girl, and that made the whole book easier to swallow.
I guess I would call the writing style a bit rough. I call almost see the way the book could have gone a lot deeper as far as filling out the spots where everything just sort of happened, almost too easily, but still, it was funny enough for me to finish it, and boy did I. I believe I read it within 24 hours of starting it, including breaks for meals, domestic obligations, and sleep.