This book left me feeling strangely conflicted.

What I liked:
– The premise. I love the idea of paranormals hanging out at (essentially) a reform school with monsters in the basement.
– I liked the idea of Clementine, Jude, & all of their paranormal friends
– I’m usually a sucker for monsters, time travel, & tons of action

What I didn’t like
– I think my main issue was that I felt like none of the elements I liked were fleshed out as much as I needed them to be. I feel like we barely scraped the surface of Jude & Clementine. And there was so much intense stuff going on (like their classmates dying) but we kind of breezed past it without giving them time to react.
– Also, at times, I found Clementine a little frustrating in what she was or was not sharing with others

Overall I really liked the concept and found this an entertaining paranormal YA read, but I’m not sure I’ll grab the sequel.

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I’ve heard this is like a spin-off of the author’s more popular series, so I might check that out and see what it’s all about.

Thanks for reading!