Thanks to Titan Books and Netgalley for the advance electronic copy which I received in exchange for an unbiased review. Despite its many problems, it was a creative, compelling read, and I did end up enjoying it! 3 stars. TLDR: While itвЂ™s not quite as good, folks who enjoyed Stranger Things or The Raven Boys will find a lot to like here too. As I got closer to the end and realized there would be a sequel, I got a little less interested (this did not need to be a duology). There were a few other plot points (like the rituals) that were never explained in a satisfying way. For example, if the children of the founders date each other, they will lose any magical abilities they may have inherited вЂ“ thereвЂ™s no need for this aside from generating romantic tension that could have been generated in a number of other ways. I really enjoyed the worldbuilding at first, but then a few details were introduced that clearly just served as plot devices. They are still interesting вЂ“ they all have to deal with quite a bit of pressure from their parents and the town, but I wish they had each been developed more. The book fluctuates between following the children of the four main founders, and as a result, we only get to know a few of them really well. The characters in this one were one dimensional Violet and Harper, two of our four main characters, were fairly interchangeable to me. The difference, really, is that this book is lacking in a few areas where Stranger Things and The Raven Boys succeed: detailed characterization, nuanced worldbuilding, and extremely good writing. The Gray is not unlike The Upside Down or Cabeswater. The book is being marketed as вЂњStranger ThingsвЂќ meets вЂњThe Raven BoysвЂќ, and I would say that is a pretty spot on comparison. As more and more people get pulled into the Gray and are violently, Violet and her new friends are called to use their newfound magical powers to stop the beast at any cost.

Captured by the founders of the Four Paths, the beast lives in a shadow world on top of the regular world, called the Gray. But Four Paths has more going on than originally meets the eye: itвЂ™s secretly the prison of a nefarious beast. Reviewer's Name: Molly QДЄfter the tragic, premature death of VioletвЂ™s older sister Rosie, Violet and her mother move back to her motherвЂ™s home town in the sleepy little town of Four Paths, NY.

It is also written in a nice style, in a sort of blocky, thought-like manner. It is a good read if you are looking for something that is about mental health, love, and how relationships require compromise.

The fact that they are total opposites is very interesting, because the plot then revolves around a complicated process of trying to understand each other. Dante has a peaceful and accepting family, which causes tension between the boys while Ari has learned to speak with his fists or remain silent, dante has learned to be diplomatic and express himself at all times.

Aristotle, Ari for short, deals with a father with PTSD and a delinquent brother who is the black sheep of the family. Aristotle and Dante are the two main characters, who begin as friends and slowly fall in love. It develops the ideas of self-criticism and self-acceptance, as well as the multiple forms that love can take on. This book is about a complicated relationship between two boys, in which one finds it difficult to accept himself and his family, which translates into him bring unable to understand or accept love from the other boy.

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