As the novel continues, True finds her inner strength to become an example of living with your disability and not letting yourself be kept back by it. But her sister never sees her as a cripple and doesn’t use that kind of language. True is uncertain of where she’ll go in life because she feels restricted by her disability. Cat Winters really captures what it was like for those who suffered from polio during the early 1900’s. She uses a metal brace and a cane for short distances, but also uses a wheelchair for longer distances. Disability Rep: True was struck with polio as a child and suffers from a shorter leg.Once they granted my request, I quickly dove into this story to see how I would enjoy it. Then I saw her newest release on NetGalley and wanted a chance to read more by her. The story is told in two timelines, with Odd’s POV in the past and True’s POV in the current year of 1909 where they embark on the journey.Īfter reading Cat Winter’s debut novel, I fell in love with her writing, atmosphere and the way she told a story. But when a few years go by and Odd returns for her sister, they embark on a journey to not only see if monsters are real, but other dark secrets as well. Odd thinks monsters are real and wants to continue her family’s monster slaying duties, while True doesn’t believe as much.

Synopsis: Odette and Trudchen grew up noticing strange things about their parents, noises out in the woods and the amulets and trinkets all around the outside of the house. *I received an ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Release Date: September 12th, 2017 by Amulet Books

Odd & True by Cat Winters