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mothgender's review against another edition
4.0
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
To start off, this book wasn't quite what I expected it to be, but that wasn't a bad thing. In the book we follow the perspective of several female inmates, as well as the staff of the prison, and how they interact. The book creates a sense of needing to know how these people are doing you want them to do well.
You really get pulled in to the mystery of the Queen, and there's a sense of some serious things going on in the background while the characters are doing their thing. It is a compelling read and I highly recommend it.
To start off, this book wasn't quite what I expected it to be, but that wasn't a bad thing. In the book we follow the perspective of several female inmates, as well as the staff of the prison, and how they interact. The book creates a sense of needing to know how these people are doing you want them to do well.
You really get pulled in to the mystery of the Queen, and there's a sense of some serious things going on in the background while the characters are doing their thing. It is a compelling read and I highly recommend it.
beardedbarista's review against another edition
4.0
I wrote a huge review on this book and somehow deleted it... frustration.
This book took a bit for me to get into and some of the characters were hard for me to follow at the beginning. Things smoothed out about 75% through though and I started to see where the book was heading. (just went ahead and saved the review at this point in case I hit whatever button it was that deleted the last one). I really started to like the Nelson character and he has a great quote on page 183. I got a pdf of this book so may be a different page on other formats but you will know what line I am talking about because it is bad ass. The story seemed to have a great perspective since it felt like a post apocalyptic story but instead of the characters being in the thick of it this was different because it was from the lives of people on the outskirts of it and we never hear their stories... I may be wrong about the apocalypse part but thats what I got and I liked that idea I formulated :)
[a:Brendan Detzner|5756547|Brendan Detzner|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1442619280p2/5756547.jpg] is a great author and glad he picked me to review this and his other book[b:Beasts: 16 More Weird Stories|26155898|Beasts 16 More Weird Stories|Brendan Detzner|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1440404587s/26155898.jpg|46113362] which I promise I will finish soon. It is on a weird drop box format and aggravating to read on my phone.
Check this guy and his books out!
Thanks Much Love,
Justin
This book took a bit for me to get into and some of the characters were hard for me to follow at the beginning. Things smoothed out about 75% through though and I started to see where the book was heading. (just went ahead and saved the review at this point in case I hit whatever button it was that deleted the last one). I really started to like the Nelson character and he has a great quote on page 183. I got a pdf of this book so may be a different page on other formats but you will know what line I am talking about because it is bad ass. The story seemed to have a great perspective since it felt like a post apocalyptic story but instead of the characters being in the thick of it this was different because it was from the lives of people on the outskirts of it and we never hear their stories... I may be wrong about the apocalypse part but thats what I got and I liked that idea I formulated :)
[a:Brendan Detzner|5756547|Brendan Detzner|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1442619280p2/5756547.jpg] is a great author and glad he picked me to review this and his other book[b:Beasts: 16 More Weird Stories|26155898|Beasts 16 More Weird Stories|Brendan Detzner|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1440404587s/26155898.jpg|46113362] which I promise I will finish soon. It is on a weird drop box format and aggravating to read on my phone.
Check this guy and his books out!
Thanks Much Love,
Justin
amia's review
5.0
Disclaimer: I was very fortunate to receive an ARC (advance readers copy) and all that was requested of me was an honest review.
This is the second book (the first being Beasts which I loved) I have read by Brendan Detzner and I must say that there is as much difference in these two books as day and night. This man is versatile beyond anything I could have imagined. So, if you read and didn't care for Beasts you should not make a decision about reading Millersville based on your reaction to Beasts.
First don't be afraid to read this because of spoilers. My reviews are always based on how I like or dislike the book and why not a book report that is just a summary of the book. I don't like to read any details about a book I am going to read so that's how I write them.
Now to my review of Millersville: The main characters in Millersville were well rounded and I felt like I was right there with them through much of the book. Three of them I admired very much. Their stresses and fears made my heart pound and their moments of happiness and triumphs sometimes made me cry. This story could be true and someday may be. I hope not but I am a realist so I know that bad things do happen and the series of events in Millersville seem extremely possible and flow in a way that I could see as almost inevitable. On the other hand, a few things occurred that completely and totally shocked me to my core (they could still, very easily, happen). All together a great read and I hope that you will enjoy it as much it as I did.
This is the second book (the first being Beasts which I loved) I have read by Brendan Detzner and I must say that there is as much difference in these two books as day and night. This man is versatile beyond anything I could have imagined. So, if you read and didn't care for Beasts you should not make a decision about reading Millersville based on your reaction to Beasts.
First don't be afraid to read this because of spoilers. My reviews are always based on how I like or dislike the book and why not a book report that is just a summary of the book. I don't like to read any details about a book I am going to read so that's how I write them.
Now to my review of Millersville: The main characters in Millersville were well rounded and I felt like I was right there with them through much of the book. Three of them I admired very much. Their stresses and fears made my heart pound and their moments of happiness and triumphs sometimes made me cry. This story could be true and someday may be. I hope not but I am a realist so I know that bad things do happen and the series of events in Millersville seem extremely possible and flow in a way that I could see as almost inevitable. On the other hand, a few things occurred that completely and totally shocked me to my core (they could still, very easily, happen). All together a great read and I hope that you will enjoy it as much it as I did.
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