Thought Train to Pusan

I haven’t been as drawn to the YA genre as of late, but picked up this audiobook on a whim regardless. And as it turns out, it was one of the more compelling listens throughout than a lot of what I’ve been getting into these past few months. That is, until the ending: try as it might to have a big, surprising and meaningful drop, it just didn’t have the impact compared to the rest of the twists, turns, and theorizing within the novel. And I can’t help but notice a lot of YA novels where the cover features faces that are scratched out, purposefully covered up, or otherwise blurred of identity and feature some kind of mystery (and often death) end up leaving me feeling underwhelmed when the resolution hits. Hmmmmm…. Strange coincidence, or maybe this kind of mystery story isn’t for me? Little Monsters focuses on Casey, a new girl who moves to a small town to live with her father and step-family. Although she initially feels like an outsider, she is quickly taken in by an inseparable duo