Enjoy another review from guest reviewer Sophia!
“The Year of the Beast by Cecil Castellucci and Nate Powell has no happy ending. Tessa is going to be able to go to the carnival this time WITHOUT her parents but with Celina, her best friend, and her sister too. Yes! There are boys, especially Charlie who is Tessa’s long term crush. Tessa painfully watches as Charlie is taken away from her by her younger sister Lulu. Now Tessa’s self esteem is destroyed! She feels she has to get back at her sister, until the cute weirdo Jasper grabs Tessa’s attention, leading to the day she and Lulu both drown in a river. Tessa is brought back to life by Jasper but no one could find Lulu’s body. After the funeral for Lulu and when school starts, Charlie seems to be more like a big brother now than ever before, just what Tessa needs. Jasper, the boy Tessa really loved, goes to a boarding school to get away from Tessa. But a HUGE plot twist exposes the true driving force behind these events, and it’s not what you would expect.”
This novel is presented in both prose and comic format, which makes it a really unique find!
New Brunswick Public Library Teens 