Title: A Little Trouble
Product review: While it's admirable that Helen Oyeyemi completed this novel before she turned 19, it's also painfully obvious she isn't quite ready to deliver a consistently well-executed or written story. There are several hints of sophistication and insight, however the novel is hijacked by clumsy, awkward and amateur moments (where was the editor?) The storyline has great potential (the idea of a double), however it's never developed or "tight enough" to be believable or compelling. There's a severe lack of real tension between TillyTilly and Jessy and the numerous storyline coincidences are a stretch. The lack of focus makes the novel meander back and forth between teen fantasy fiction and adult fiction. I do believe that Helen Oyeyemi has potential, it's just not seen in the Icarus Girl. Better luck next time....
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