Reviews

The Scattering by Kimberly McCreight

llagtugg's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

judithdcollins's review against another edition

4.0

Review to follow.

gofrisch's review

5.0

I think the Outlier series is more geared toward a juvenile adult audience, but a great read for adults also. This book had a great ending that has me already looking forward to the next book in the series.

jhagenbuch621's review

4.0

Once again I do not have a love for young adult fiction but this series just keeps sucking me in. Great 2nd book. Ready for the conclusion.

zu_reviews's review

2.0

There is nothing wrong with this book, and if you loved the first, you will absolutely love this. For me though, it just continues to deviate from what I expected, and goes further into the "conspiracy driven, over-the-top, chosen-one" narrative that made me dislike the first. Everything feels outlandish about the danger, I just can't believe that the Outliers are THAT coveted, that this top-secret info is so known. Most of the "twists" like the first one were either predictable or unsurprising. And, those that were a surprise, was only because they just come out of nowhere. There is no hint or build-up, and they feel like they happen JUST to make problems for problems sake. The big reveal at the end was 1) not surprising and 2) disappointing because it is my least favourite trope.

I'm going to finish the series because I bought all three and I hate DNFing books when I own them. I also just want to see how much I am going to get right about predicting this book, because so far I'm at like 90%.

magic_bookshop_'s review

2.0

mega rozczarowanie :((

ashley_earley's review against another edition

1.0

DNF @ 63%

I just could not finish this! Writing was quick. Not nearly as well-written as the first in the series though. Disappointing. The thrill was lacking as well. I saw no other reason to finish it. If it wasn't such quick writing, I probably wouldn't have but it's an easy read. Like a James Patterson novel.

So yeah, writing was quick but lacking in keeping me entertained with the story. Wasn't gripped at all. Don't care what happens to any of the characters anymore. Also a lack of emotional depth.

I see no reason to finish this series. Why would I spend my money on a book I know I won't like? It's dumb. I don't care if it's fast. This book was even more of a disappointment than the first one. At least with The Outliers, there was the tense thrill of Jasper and Wylie going to find Cassie. I had thought it was suspense and then it got all weird with the "reading of emotions" ability (aka Outlier) so yeah the first book ended kind of weird. But the second book....just a flat, boring disaster.

On a side note, the Teresa character...totally. Pissed. Me. Off. We only see her briefly and get a relatively short description but it was enough for me. Can we not write homeschooled characters and not label them as socially awkward, quiet, and etc.!? I have yet to find a book that has a homeschooled character that DOESN'T sound ridiculously stereotypical. (If someone does, please recommend!) I just get SO EFFIN TIRED of it! I stop reading books if it does include a homeschooled that's "socially incompetent" because it's ridiculous, judgmental, untrue in MOST cases, and just flat out ignorant! (Jennifer L. Armentrout's book The Problem with Forever is a good example. I got why the character was the way that she was but I could not stand it.) Writers, DO YOUR RESEARCH! STOP BEING STUPID AND GOING THE EASY ROUTE FOR HOMESCHOOLED CHARACTERS!

So many reasons why I'm giving this book a 1-star rating. It was just ridiculous. Very disappointed because I met the author in person at BookCon before the release of the first book and it sounded cool and thriller-ish. And I was let down.

Now that I think about it, I've read a few books this year that I've given 1-star ratings....that's pretty upsetting. I'm either getting picky or the books just really sucked, because I almost never give out 1-star reviews lol!

Anyway, I would not recommend these books.

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tainalisette's review

4.0

THAT ENDING HOLY. 4.5/5 I desperately could not stop reading. McCreight constantly keeps you on your toes. I really enjoyed The Outliers and couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book. thankfully, it did not disappoint. Poor Wylie (& Jasper) can not catch a break. I was surprised at what characters made it into this book despite the prior, but I enjoyed their appearances. Everything left me in shock from the hospitalization to Rachel’s secrets and the fire, as well as Quentin and the characters of Kelsey and Riel. I am excited to read the third and final of this series.

mxkenzie_11's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

enchantedbibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

 ”If you keep waiting until you’re fixed to live your life, you’re going to have wasted so much time.”


Still action packed with unforeseen twists and surprises. 
But seriously suffering from middle book syndrome. That combined with something in the ending beginning a major pet peeve of mine... Sorry to say but this one didn’t live up to my expectations.

I now have double the number of questions I had at the end of the first book, so I'm hoping the third book will not disappoint.