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A Tangle of Knots was a very quick read for me (as are most juvenile books). It's fun and a very different book compared to most of the middle grade novels out there. The writing is very well done but there was just that something that didn't click for me.

Told in several viewpoints everyone in this world has a special Talent. Cady, and eleven year old orphan has a Talent of knowing what everyone's favorite cake is. This Talent and the Talents of several others brings her on a journey she never expected to find all in the hopes that her real parents will show up one day.

Too many characters in one book. I see what the author was trying to do, hence the title of the book, and it is rather clever idea to have the plot tangled in with each character and be further developed. But I still feel like this would have been much better with fewer characters and stronger viewpoints. For example I would have much rather have gotten to know Cady much more than we did.

This is an excellent book to choose for a book club or big event at a school as there are several things you can discuss.