Croak by Gina Damico
I've read very few books with reapers in them, so I wasn't
sure what to expect, but I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. I
immediately fell in love with the town of Croak. The unusual street and
building names added a quirky element, and the witty retorts of the characters kept
the pages turning.
Lex is a difficult teen who can't seem stay out of trouble. Her
short fuse is easily ignited and she's prone to fighting and swearing. Having
exhausted all efforts, her parents ship her off to spend the summer with her
mysterious Uncle Mort. Lex immediately learns that she's not the toughest kid
in town and adults aren't always passive.
Friendships bloom as she struggles to accept the duties of
her new reaper job, and it doesn't take long before she realizes that there are
far worse things in life than having a family that loves her.
It took me a while to warm up the author's style of writing,
but once I did, I enjoyed it. The storyline is interesting, the humor is
frequent, the world that the author created becomes believable, and the entire
town of Croak makes me want to move there immediately.
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