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A review by olivialandryxo
Kids of Appetite by David Arnold
5.0
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This book was just amazing. It was a fun, cute, and emotional ride, dealing with finding friendship, budding romance, grief, loss, and mystery.
One main character, Vic, has a brain disorder called Moebius that causes facial paralysis; in his case, he can't blink, smile, or frown. But he was still mostly treated like a normal person, with the exception of a few standard bullies, and he was written like one as well. The disorder came with struggles, but it wasn't the focus of his story. The focus of his story was to scatter his father's ashes in places that mean a lot to him, and the rest of the gang comes in to help along the way. Mad, Baz, Zuz, and Coco: I loved them all. They each had their quirks and their histories, their reasons and their secrets. The friendship they had was steady and loyal, one I would dream of having, and their ready acceptance of Vic made it all the better.
The two main characters, Vic and Mad, experience falling in love in a time of mutual grief and initially shy away from it before slowly accepting and embracing it. Their budding romance was really cute, but didn't take over the story.
One of my favorite things was the way the story was told. Each chapter started with Vic and Mad, respectively, being individually interviewed by the police for a crime that, in the beginning, we know nothing about. Then shortly after, it switches to a time before that, and the story is told in chunks as it rotates between past and present. I thought it was an interesting spin on the story, and I loved the way the details of the crime were slowly unveiled so that I kept turning pages.
All in all, David Arnold has a wonderful storytelling talent. I've yet to read his debut [b:Mosquitoland|18718848|Mosquitoland|David Arnold|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1402661616s/18718848.jpg|26584442], but if it's anywhere as fun, cute, and emotional as this one, I'll definitely need to.
This one has earned a place on my favorites shelf, and I highly recommend you all check it out when it's released in September.
This book was just amazing. It was a fun, cute, and emotional ride, dealing with finding friendship, budding romance, grief, loss, and mystery.
One main character, Vic, has a brain disorder called Moebius that causes facial paralysis; in his case, he can't blink, smile, or frown. But he was still mostly treated like a normal person, with the exception of a few standard bullies, and he was written like one as well. The disorder came with struggles, but it wasn't the focus of his story. The focus of his story was to scatter his father's ashes in places that mean a lot to him, and the rest of the gang comes in to help along the way. Mad, Baz, Zuz, and Coco: I loved them all. They each had their quirks and their histories, their reasons and their secrets. The friendship they had was steady and loyal, one I would dream of having, and their ready acceptance of Vic made it all the better.
The two main characters, Vic and Mad, experience falling in love in a time of mutual grief and initially shy away from it before slowly accepting and embracing it. Their budding romance was really cute, but didn't take over the story.
One of my favorite things was the way the story was told. Each chapter started with Vic and Mad, respectively, being individually interviewed by the police for a crime that, in the beginning, we know nothing about. Then shortly after, it switches to a time before that, and the story is told in chunks as it rotates between past and present. I thought it was an interesting spin on the story, and I loved the way the details of the crime were slowly unveiled so that I kept turning pages.
All in all, David Arnold has a wonderful storytelling talent. I've yet to read his debut [b:Mosquitoland|18718848|Mosquitoland|David Arnold|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1402661616s/18718848.jpg|26584442], but if it's anywhere as fun, cute, and emotional as this one, I'll definitely need to.
This one has earned a place on my favorites shelf, and I highly recommend you all check it out when it's released in September.