Something Strange and Deadly Read Along: Wrap up

Something Strange And Deadly by Susan Dennard Read-Along

Happy Halloween!

Thanks to Brittany at the Book Addicts Guide for hosting this read along.  It was fun to read a spooky book as a group!

Something Strange and Deadly is Susan Dennard’s debut novel, and it’s a Steampunk/Zombie mash-up.

Week 4 Questions: Chapter 22-End

1. On page 284, Eleanor gives the same advice to Clarence as Jie gave to her: “You always have a choice.” Eleanor has started to evolve in her thinking a little bit and become more independent. How did Clarence take these words of wisdom? How do you think it’s affecting the relationship between Eleanor and Clarence at this point in the novel? 

Something in Eleanor snaps at this moment and she becomes much more feisty and tries to sway Clarence to her way of thinking. Clarence’s response was kind of a letdown as he doesn’t really rise to the challenge and become a better man. I think Eleanor hasn’t written off Clarence though and she’s a much bigger person than I would be with regards to him.

2. We finally find out what’s happened to Elijah – and it’s something that puts Eleanor in a very difficult position. Why do you think Elijah chose this path? And how do you think Eleanor handled the news? What would you have done in her situation? 

The book was hinting at this revelation with Elijah so I wasn’t too surprised. With all of the drama that has happened in his life with his father’s death and the bullying, he couldn’t take it anymore and went down this dark path. Eleanor’s reaction was understandable and I would have tried to reason with Elijah as well. She made a difficult decision but it was the right one and in character for her.

3. The last quarter of this book brings us a LOT of surprises and twists. What would you say was the biggest surprise to you? 

The way things went down for Clarence was a surprise- didn’t see that one coming. And of course Eleanor’s personal sacrifice was a twist I didn’t anticipate. It was very exciting at the end, wow!

4. Now that we’ve finished with the book, what did you think? How did you feel about the book as a whole? Where do you think her story will take us in the next book?

I liked the book and I’ll check out the sequel. I think I should have made the choice to read the book all at once rather than a little each week. I lost some of the momentum with the story by putting it down frequently.

With regards to the sequel, I think that Eleanor will be reunited with some old friends, and continue on her adventurous path. I love the cover of the sequel– so gorgeous! Looking forward to reading it next summer.

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3 thoughts on “Something Strange and Deadly Read Along: Wrap up

  1. I loved the first book! This is the first time I’m seeing the sequel’s cover, very nice!

  2. Brittany says:

    The end was SO surprising!! I was very shocked about Clarence too.
    Hope you enjoyed the read along 🙂
    And that cover is gorgeous! Very eye-catching.

  3. VeganYANerds says:

    This sounds like an interesting story! I think I’d feel the same if I was only reading a little at a time, I like to keep the momentum going if the book is good.

    And while I am not a fan of girls in puffy dresses on covers, I do like the sequel, so pretty!

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