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agentkp's review
5.0
Man this was a good read! The characters are great, the action scenes are amazing and everything feels so realistic. I was holding my breath in most of the scenes and couldn't stop reading! The plot is really well developed and I'm ready for the next books!
clacksee's review
In a world where those with powers are outlawed, 14-yo Sam is a technopath, able to to control electronic gadgets and networks. He must constantly hide his gift. Serena's a soldier in the shadowy ARC, working to bring down the group that outlawed people like her.
For me, too much of this novel was spent inside the heads of our two main characters. I feel like I have a deep understanding of who they are as people but no knowledge of what their world and the people around them are like. It prevented me becoming fully immersed in the story, which is a shame as I would have liked to.
For me, too much of this novel was spent inside the heads of our two main characters. I feel like I have a deep understanding of who they are as people but no knowledge of what their world and the people around them are like. It prevented me becoming fully immersed in the story, which is a shame as I would have liked to.
whimzycal_pages's review
1.0
This book had potential and I'm so disappointed that it turned out like this. There was so much unnecessary boring description of the surrounding and stretched out internal monologue. I could neither get to know the main character or the characters around them. There was hardly any dialogue and the dialogue that it had were either bland or cringey. There were potentially suspenseful and emotional moments but I didn't feel them because I had no connection to the characters.
This book has alternating POVs in each chapter- Sam and Serena. The first 50% of the book was just Sam trying escape from the dentist. Nothing big happened even after he escaped.
The whole story was just something that would normally happen in the first 50 pages of a book. There was no plotline and it was just really disappointing.
I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
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This book has alternating POVs in each chapter- Sam and Serena. The first 50% of the book was just Sam trying escape from the dentist. Nothing big happened even after he escaped.
The whole story was just something that would normally happen in the first 50 pages of a book. There was no plotline and it was just really disappointing.
I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
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bethmalena's review
4.0
Fantastic book! I was riveted by both storylines and main characters, and the world the author wove together.
ninetalevixen's review
4.0
I received a review copy from the author. This does not affect my rating or opinions.
3.5 stars.
After falling sharply and in-the-best-way-painfully for We are the Catalyst (which I received through #ReviewPit), I reached out to the author to see if I could also get a copy of I Am the Storm, and they were nice enough to send me one immediately!
To be honest, I had pretty high expectations since We Are the Catalyst just blew me away; there's nothing with I Am the Storm, but I had trouble getting over how much more I happened to like Catalyst. (While Storm is officially the first in the series, it serves as more of a prequel; there's a good bit of worldbuilding and it follows two characters who play significant roles in, but aren't the center of, Catalyst.)
Sam and Serena are solid protagonists: highly likable, relatably flawed teenagers. Both are fighters, literally and metaphorically, but after all they go through I just want to wrap them in blankets and lock them in their rooms to keep them warm and safe. Alas, their world needs them and they're going to do great things.
Since dystopian YA has been making a comeback (between the upcoming Hunger Games prequel and the general recent political climate), I think a lot of readers will enjoy I Am the Storm. It's an action-packed read that definitely sets the tone for the rest of the series, with a well-explained and thoughtfully created world, memorable sympathetic characters, and lots of excitement.
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3.5 stars.
After falling sharply and in-the-best-way-painfully for We are the Catalyst (which I received through #ReviewPit), I reached out to the author to see if I could also get a copy of I Am the Storm, and they were nice enough to send me one immediately!
To be honest, I had pretty high expectations since We Are the Catalyst just blew me away; there's nothing with I Am the Storm, but I had trouble getting over how much more I happened to like Catalyst. (While Storm is officially the first in the series, it serves as more of a prequel; there's a good bit of worldbuilding and it follows two characters who play significant roles in, but aren't the center of, Catalyst.)
That's what powers will get you. Total idiocy and inability to think like a regular person.
Sam and Serena are solid protagonists: highly likable, relatably flawed teenagers. Both are fighters, literally and metaphorically, but after all they go through I just want to wrap them in blankets and lock them in their rooms to keep them warm and safe. Alas, their world needs them and they're going to do great things.
Power. It all comes back to power — holding on to it and pushing down those who are at the bottom in order to keep themselves on top.
Since dystopian YA has been making a comeback (between the upcoming Hunger Games prequel and the general recent political climate), I think a lot of readers will enjoy I Am the Storm. It's an action-packed read that definitely sets the tone for the rest of the series, with a well-explained and thoughtfully created world, memorable sympathetic characters, and lots of excitement.
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graphic violence, secondary character death(s)mwilsner's review
4.0
Sci-fi is often not my genre and I can struggle through books, but this was a delightfully easy read. McAdam creates an interesting world without bogging the reader down in too much worldbuilding. There is some fatphobia from a character in the beginning that frustrated me, but it gets quickly left behind. My favorite thing was not only is this a good story, but McAdam made me care about the characters so much I'm already excited to see what comes for them in the next book.
coolstorykris's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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