I'll be honest, I only got to page 211 before I decided it was not worth finishing this book. I recall the the first book in the series was not great to start, but got better. I was hoping this book would do the same.

The writing and plot were both immature. I found the character descriptions off-putting. The story seemed stuck in the 1990s, but also had elements that somehow indicated the future. Basic world building and story telling should indicate to the reader at least some time frame. Elements set in the past were also set in current times, using things that didn't exist 20 years ago, let alone 20 years prior to when this book was written. It's a little sloppy.

The final straw on this book is that I found it offensive. The use of mental illness as a caricature is always bad. I don't know if the author has personal experience with the mental illnesses they chose to portray, but all they were doing was furthering stigmatizing mental illness in these books. I found them very poorly described and used.

I cannot recommend this book. It will be going into the wild.

Left on the leave-a-book-take-a-book shelf in BAG Rab's room.

Arrived safely today to conclude my ABC Authors Book Rings - US version - Letter X. Thanks for sharing!