My Review of The Madness Project

(I posted this back in April on Goodreads, so yeah, I'm cheating again and posting a review of a book I already read. But it was so goooooood you guys!)

I was pointed to this book by my friend Kristin (so a friend of a friend).

In the first two or three chapters, I was confused, especially as the POV switched from the girl to the boy (I am sure I will mispell both names). Four pages into the first chapter from the girl's perspective, I realized that I was in the shoes of another character.

Then I stayed up all night to read it because I couldn't put it down.



The book has several themes which I did enjoy - the gray between what we've grown up to believe is right and what our internal compass tells us is right, maturity and seeing the world for as it is, not as we want it to be, and the idea of having to mask yourself. The story was coherent, built effectively, and was pleasing, yet open for a sequel. For those of you who know my reviews, I'm a crotchety old hag, and I hate love stories, but this one was very, very well told, like a simmer that comes to a boil before you even know it.

I have to give special props to the writing itself. There's a great deal of slang in this book, which, if the author used an editor, I'm sure that was a nasty surprise ("This...isn't a word." "Nah, just go with it.") It was fun to read, and really separated the ragamuffins from the elites.

I'm actually looking forward to re-reading it so that I can pick up on all of the different nuances I missed the first go-round and the small details I missed as I'd been reading the book for six hours straight. Hah!

Four and a half stars

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