Dead Boy

I really enjoyed this little adventure with Crow and Melody, and I think the lessons kids can learn from it are great. As an adult, I found the popular kid side characters to be a little over-the-top mean, but I liked how the final two chapters allowed for a little bit of a change there. There was a little bit of repetitiveness that didn't follow the rules that were given to the characters midway through the book (that future challenges would be harder). But honestly that's fine. It was a lovely story with really strong themes of friendship, selflessness, and consequences for your actions. I think it tackled loneliness and family dynamics really well too.