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clairedrinkstea's review against another edition
5.0
I honestly didn’t know how Jackson Ford could up his game from The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind, but he bloody well did!
Having Matthew, a 4 year old, as the evil villain is pure genius and I’m deeply uncomfortable with it. I was reading with my LO snuggled into me, who is also called Matthew and his current obsession is a book on natural disasters. Mr Ford, I blame you for me not being able to sleep comfortably for a week.
Having Matthew, a 4 year old, as the evil villain is pure genius and I’m deeply uncomfortable with it. I was reading with my LO snuggled into me, who is also called Matthew and his current obsession is a book on natural disasters. Mr Ford, I blame you for me not being able to sleep comfortably for a week.
charliebookfanatic's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Cover: 4
Characters: 5
World: 5
Story: 5
Writing: 5
Characters: 5
World: 5
Story: 5
Writing: 5
akil_ss's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
morris42's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Child death, and Death
Moderate: War, Car accident, Gun violence, Murder, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction and Drug use
lorenz32's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
suza_looza's review against another edition
4.0
loved this book! i think i liked the 1st book more? but this was still very good! can't wait to read the next one :)
scorttarius's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jasonwalko's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Pretty much all of my criticisms of the first book also apply to this one, especially in regards to the main character. I found her unlikable in this yet again. She’s rude to everyone and is always opening her mouth to say some dumb stuff that pisses everyone off and constantly shoots herself in the foot. It’s a miracle that any of her “friends” still have a shred of goodwill toward her.
I found the villain much more interesting this time around, being that he’s a four year old boy with a unique ability as opposed to just some guy with the same ability as the protagonist. Points for actually having something of a dialogue between the protagonist and the villain as well, which is something I criticized the first book for. As in the first book, the action scenes are well written and Ford is good at keeping you reading on to the next chapter by ending them on cliffhangers.
Lot of dialogue that doesn’t go anywhere and no real likable characters. Everyone is very cold and emotionally distant. And that ending - talk about absolutely no closure. Everyone is back at square one, save for the protagonist doing a little bit of self discovery.
It has moments where it shines but overall nothing blowing me away. Sorry Mr. Ford. You have an impeccable music taste, though.