Review: Quirky Good Fun
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 9, 2013
Crystal is an eighteen-year-old witch, in training by her mother to keep the nasty things lurking in interdimensional portals contained.  Bone is her best friend, who died 2 years before and insists on hanging around.  Halloween is coming up, and there's a film maker in town with a stock pile of movies that are having a strange effect on the locals.There's a lot to like about 'October Girls'.  I thought the characters were brilliant and Nicholson's writing style keeps things fresh and entertaining.  The plot was interesting too.  There was an abundance of odd names - Crystal's boyfriend is called Pettigrew, the film maker's name is Dempsey - which I personally found mildly irritating, but there is actually a bit later on in the book that sort of pokes fun at this.  I like books to have a good sense of humour, and a sense of fun, and this has both.The only thing that really felt a little odd about this book was at times it read like something aimed at say thirteen-year-olds, while at other times it seemed more directed at older teens. This didn't effect my overall enjoyment and was only noticeable a couple of times. All in all I'd say this was a really entertaining, quirky & fun read.  If you're into YA Fantasy I'd say give it a go, it's something a bit different.