A review by kinzo103
The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was dark and delicious, I read it in a single day.
This story is a lovely exploration into sinister magical realism and lite body horror. The Bad Ones feels like a perfect fit into the cult fanaticism of powerful teenage girls a la The Craft and Jennifer’s Body.
I really enjoyed the back and forth between timelines and the slow progression into the MC coming to understand that she wasn’t alone in her body, I also really enjoyed the way that the prologue was used to set up questions and give hints that we slowly resolved throughout the rest of the book.

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