Story Time

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Summary: Story time: A book for the inner student
Review: This is the first book by Edward Bloor that I read, before going on to read "tangerine" and "crusader". Where other reviews called this book horrifying and un-funny, I found it to fit in perfectly with the rising style in Young Adult novels of "funny, but dark", an almost gothic story with the central idea of "school is hard, but can be much MUCH worse". If you have read even one of the Lemony Snicket series or consider Harry Potter to be too happy of a book for you, this book should be on your must read list. The cast is well developed without over developing, as many other authors tend to do; and the plot is quick and suspenseful, while maintaining the mindset that "anything that may happen, will, but not the way that you think it will" It's true that there is a high body count, but there is very little violence and the characters that die are treated as though they deserved it. And most of them do. As a fantasy, it is not to far from reality that it is unbelievable. But it is just that: a fantasy, so it should be treated as such.
This book will throw your ideas of how hard school can be out the window, while keeping you held in place but its thorough but speedy plot. And the endings not bad, either.


P.S. Enjoi the protein shakes!