The Children by Melissa Albert follows a brother and sister, from a dysfunctional family, that their mother used their actual names in a successful fantasy series she wrote. Ms. Albert is a best-selling author and blogger whose books have been translated to […]
There are sparks of genius sprinkled around the novel. I really enjoyed his characterizations, description of all the main characters, their power, & obsessions
This novella could be read as one, that of split personality, but also could be a pathological angle of investigating the nature of mental illness
Hartright, the one who is doing the investigation, doesn’t only talk to witnesses, but also minor characters who can give him background information