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Nicola Barker's teen queen heroine, Medve, is a six-foot-three force of nature living with her family in a dilapidated art deco hotel on a small English island. Medve is "single-minded, oestrogen-fuelled and cunning," with a foul mouth and a scattershot storytelling style. Her name, meaning bear in Hungarian, embodies the novel's bite and feral charm. In under 200 pages, Barker delivers a darkly comic narrative filled with eccentric characters who are often unlikely and sometimes unlikeable, yet impactful. Medve is a whirlwind of hormones, her sister Christobel has undergone a dramatic transformation, and their four-year-old brother Feely is fixated on the melancholic death of a deer. The youngest sibling, Patch, is both knowledgeable and secretive. The family dynamic shifts with the arrival of 19-year-old La Roux, a deserter from the South African army, whose ginger hair and poor instincts add to the chaos. Medve and La Roux engage in a flirtation marked by simmering sexuality and bad intentions, culminating in the chaotic "Operation Vagina," involving crochet knickers and a bizarre centipede. This sixth book from Barker is sly and subversive, showcasing her unique storytelling prowess.