The Odds, Lindsay Puckett
The Odds, Lindsay Puckett
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The Odds

Author: Lindsay Puckett

Narrator: Deva Marie

Unabridged: 9 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/19/2023


Synopsis

From the author that gave us THE GLASS WITCH comes a whimsical exploration of disability that is A Snicker of Magic meets The Sixth Sense.If you have found this book, then you are probably a lover of the dark and twisty. You did pull this book from a cold dead corpse, after all.This is the story of Begonia, who was abandoned at a retirement home when she was a baby. You might think that'sthe worst thing that could happen to someone, but for Bug, the worst is yet to come.You see, Swamp Root Manor isn't just any old house. It's alive, it's haunted, and everyone in it is...a little bit Odd. Everyone except Begonia. And while she's waiting for her Oddity to arrive, the manor is running out of money, thanks in no small part to all of Bug's hospital bills.But Begonia refuses to let Swamp Root close. If she could just tap into her Oddity, she could use its power to save the manor and all fifty-two of her grandparents. But she is only days away from her 11th birthday and if she doesn't get it by then, it will never come.She will be removed from her home and sent to the normal world.Her memory will be wiped.And her family will be gone.So, Bug has to do the unthinkable... join forces with the most annoying boy in the world to track down their Oddities. Together they battle humans, ghosts, their own self-doubt, and sometimes even each other in order to save the only family she's ever known.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lindsay on December 17, 2022

Hello! I wanted to leave a quick but important note (as the author!) about THE ODDS. Content warnings include ableist language and some mildly scary scenes. This is the book of my heart in so many ways. It's ridiculously kooky and fun and (in my maybe biased opinion) incredibly heartwarming. Perfect f......more

Goodreads review by Reads on January 23, 2024

4.25, you should read this......more

Goodreads review by Bethany (Beautifully Bookish Bethany) on October 21, 2023

4.5 stars rounded up The Odds is a fun and spooky paranormal story about a girl with chronic pain living in a magical retirement home and hoping to get her own "oddity" before her 11th birthday. Otherwise, her family and her memory will all be stripped away from her. This is a great middle grade stor......more

Goodreads review by Kristen on September 20, 2023

I absolutely adored Lindsay Puckett’s first book, so my expectations for The Odds were pretty high. I am so pleased to say that this book surpassed all of those expectations. I haven’t genuinely enjoyed a story this much in such a long time. I loved everything from the narration style to our prickly......more

Goodreads review by Jess - on January 13, 2024

5 star Cover 5; Characters 5; Plot 4; Pace 5; Engagement 5; Worldbuilding 5; Readability 5; Theme 5; Enjoyment 5; cry* First let me throw in the disclaimer that the author is a friend, as always feel free to take my review however you wish. Y'all. This book. I am in tears. The beauty behind the theme......more