So much so that she nearly forgets all about the life that she left behind and the best friend she abandoned. The scent of the town engulfs Parker in its perfume the moment she enters the gates. This book is meant for the intended audience and does a great job in fulfilling that role.Who will be the one to fall? In this terrifying spin on the old rhyme, a family moves to a seemingly perfect town only to discover that it is anything but normal. If your an adult, I'd maybe look for something else. If you are a teenager looking for a good horror book, I'd definitely recommend you give this book a shot. Parker was very predictable but in the situations she put herself in, it made sense. It was creepy and suspenseful with a fast moving plot. This is a young adult horror book and does a great job for the intended audience. Overall, A Pocket Full of Posies by Shawn Sarles might not be an adult horror book but it's not meant to be. However, I do like the ending and everything that Parker went through was very believable and perfect for the story. The parents even poke fun at it but they should have been more onto it. And Coronation? A seemingly peaceful town that is welcoming, I don't blame Parker from going in with blinders on and clearly not seeing that this is a cult. Please tell me what teenagers wouldn't have taken that chance. Then she gets the opportunity to run instead of facing her problems. After abandoning her friend, she was afraid and I don't blame her. But I just reminded myself, if I were her and her age, what would I have done? And my answer, exactly the same thing. There were some instances that would have bothered me, if I let it. Again, this is absolutely a young adult book. I think if it went in a different direction, the story wouldn't have worked. Personally, I found it pretty predictable and in this case, that wasn't a bad thing. There isn't too much world building, or even character development, but rather a simple story about Parker's time in Coronation. It's suspenseful the whole time through with the though, is this all really happening? There are some points that make implies it's in Parker's head but then is it? The pacing is fast and just dives right in. With that in mind, I think this book is a great horror story for the intended audience. This is absolutely a book meant for Young Adults. As an adult who reads Young Adult, I do try to go in with an open mind.

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