Chelsea's Reviews > Ordinary Monsters

This is one of those books that lingers with you. I’ve seen it compared to pretty much all stories about children with supernatural gifts; The Umbrella Academy, X-Men, Miss Peregrines, etc and then crossed with the atmosphere and time of Penny Dreadful. That was enough to make me pick it up and it did not disappoint.

There’s a seemingly huge cast of characters but it primarily focuses on two orphaned children with unique talents and the people trying to bring them back to a school while also being hunted by others. It took a bit to grasp all of the cast but once I did, I was buckled in for the long haul. While this book seems dark and gritty, it also feels whimsical at times and as innocent as the children we follow. The story is long and involved but it never felt like a slog to me. The writing is rich and I can picture every single scene vividly. I will basically not shut up about this book for the foreseeable future. Apologies in advance.