SuitabookFunhouse
Diane Hoh, Karyn O'Bryant
- Reading
- If graphic accident scenes or sustained suspense could be difficult, consider reading together at first and checking in after the opening. The mystery’s threats and dangerous incidents continue beyond that scene.
- Themes
- Antagonist’s motives and actions: The antagonist’s viewpoint presents them as trying to punish people involved in something they see as wrong, while their actions cause danger and harm. The book presents competing or mixed signals about this.
- Suspense through viewpoint and revelation: The story alternates Tess’s account with chapters from an unidentified antagonist, while keeping the culprit’s identity in question. The changing viewpoint gives the reader partial access to the opposing perspective while sustaining the mystery.
- Worth knowing
- Later threats and further dangerous incidents add suspense.