One of the best things about this book was the path of Gabe and Mara’s relationship, particularly physically. Gabe’s house was also a fun setting – antebellum mansion with 1987 decor and art is quite the contrast to picture.
I don’t know why Hocking chose to set this story in 1987, but there’s a little bit of a Star-in- the-Lost-Boys feeling to Mara (appearance and dress mostly,) and god help me I was picturing a buff Steve Harrington from Stranger Things as Gabe (it may have been the mentions of fabulous hair.) I have to say, I love how suddenly we as a pop culture are excited about the ’80s again. I wouldn’t say that the carnival of Mara’s universe is dark, but it has its secrets. You know the drill.” We do know the drill, and Hocking doesn’t waste time setting up the mysteriousness of the carnival, but rather outlining the supernatural abilities of the members, and establishing their close ties and relationships. I recently read the Summer Days and Summer Nights anthology, and the short story “Brand New Attraction” by Cassandra Clare laid out the concept well – “It was a dark carnival. This is a fun story in a familiar kind of setting. This is not a great summary, but it’s better than the one I tried writing. She has seven days to take control of a power she didn’t know she had in order to save everyone she cares about―and change the future forever. But before long, Mara realizes there’s a dark presence lurking in the town that’s threatening the lives of her friends. She gets her chance when the struggling sideshow sets up camp in the small town of Caudry, and she meets a gorgeous local guy named Gabe. Roaming from place to place with Gideon Davorin’s Traveling Carnival, she longs for an ordinary life where no one has the ability to levitate or predict the future.
Mara has become used to the extraordinary. I feel like I’m always reading series and this was such a self-contained story that felt like a balm for my brain. Freeks was released on Januand is a standalone novel by Amanda Hocking. After a long break, I have returned! With a review of a very enjoyable book.
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