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Clementine is a lab mouse with super intelligence. She was rescued by a junior researcher and placed in the mailbox of a nature tv show host, Pop, and his grandson. The lab is offering rewards for her capture so they devise a plan to have Clementine play chess on the show to save her life. Written in letter format from Clementine to a chimpanzee lab friend, Rosie, Always, Clementine is heartwarming and heartbreaking all at once.

A dark fantasy with magic and a web of lies that’s almost impossible to detangle. There’s an air of mystery and intrigue and it’s captivating enough to keep the pages turning. A few weak points for me include the trope of falling in love with a stranger and a few minor editing issues but overall this was an entertaining YA read.