Cat Haters Unite!

Deviant by Adrian McKinty...not a fan not a fan not a fan.  I mean, I was all "go" for the creepy school, the weirdo principal, and the convicts down the road.  I was NOT on board with the cat sacrifices. Now, I'm allergic to the feline crowd and they aren't my favorites, but REALLY?!?! Gutting cats publicly in a YA novel with no other reason than to be creepy?  Dig a little deeper in the human psyche to find something a little more unsettling instead of blatantly gruesome.  The one place I must give props to the writer is the last couple of pages.  I don't want to ruin it for anyone, but hot chocolate has definitely been ruined for me this winter.  Now THAT was unexpected and unsettling. I only wish the rest of the book had resembled the last couple of pages a bit closer.