I'm trying to shy away from Young Adult and teen books but I was so attracted to the cover of this book and the description that I couldn't resist giving it a go. I mean look at them! They're so Addams Family-esque, although the father figure kind of looks like that Russian President guy right?
So anyway, the title of this book kind of suggests there's something not "normal" about this family and you'd be right. What we gather about this family is that they have a weird obsession with food, what you don't expect is that that food is human meat. This practice started with the family's grandfather during World War 2 when he and his wife were held captive in Leningrad. Naturally, upon moving to London, it's something they have to keep a secret and only do occassionally and they've been successful at this, until now.
Sasha begins dating the hottest boy in school, who also happens to be a vegetatian-wannabe-vegan, who convinves her to try out his way of life. This would be hard enough for most meat-eaters, let alone a cannibal. At the same time, her father's dodgy business dealings have begun to arose suspicion and there's a private investigator trailing the family. And we all know that that never ends well.
This is far from a serious book, but it's not laugh out loud funny. I read it in one sitting (thank you gastroenteritis) so it's not long or in-depth but it was a really good read. The ending was a bit...meh but it's kind of what you'd expect (psst! they get caught!) but please don't let that discourage you.
It's a new and interesting concept for a young adult book and it's definitely unique. If you're into gothic type teen novels then I think you'll like it.
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