Reviews

Day 21 by Kass Morgan

annuhfloor's review against another edition

4.0

Honestly, the pacing of the story is good. A lot of tantrums, but taking into account, they are almost still that age it is forgiven. Onto the next one!

toerayy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I am for sure going to keep reading the series, but I don't think i would be enjoying it as much if I hadn't watched the show first. Or maybe it's vice versa. There's just so many missing characters that were a big part of the show 

sunrays118's review against another edition

3.0

Here is where things begin to break down. There are some lingering questions about how much of this is believable. The characters all begin acting in ways that simply are not logical. There is author bias in almost all of the characters even though she does do a decent job of writing slightly different personalities (most boil down to the same root belief structure which could possibly be explained by the limited number of outsiders each group would have been in contact with but eventually falls apart). The plot becomes a bit scattered and weak for me.

libby223's review against another edition

halfway thru the book no plot what so ever and just too much talk no action, felt like it was wells book more than clarkes

arkascha's review against another edition

5.0

Nope, is was not just a fluke - I liked Day 21 even more than The 100. I think I figured out what it is that draws me to this series so much: I am still missing LOST like crazy. Granted, The 100 should probably not be compared to LOST but no one can deny that certain similarities are present: The multi-point view, character back stories, protagonists and antagonists fighting for survival and jostling for power in a Lord of the Flies type setting.
For me, added bonuses include spaceships, secret government facilities and a post-apocalyptic Earth that has so far only revealed glimpses of how different it may actually be from the old and the known. Plus, I am not trusting the apparent peace and ease with which everything seemed to fall in place in Day 21...

emmyreading_13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

4.75

_bookdrag0n's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this one, too.
unlike most of the opinions on here, I actually like that the book and TV show (which- newsflash- came AFTER the book, so quite boo-hooing over the fact that things are different in the book, when really it was the TV show that changed it) because it gives an alternate take on everything. I love Clarke and Bellamy together (not a fan of Finn in the show, but I've only seen 4 episodes so far)
if you like the show more than the book, that's fine, but good lord don't sit here and complain about it. the book was written first, and the author definitely isn't going to change her book because people like the changed Television version better. Finn was a made up character that didn't even exist to begin with, and Wells dies in the first few episodes. At least in the book he's there for more than a few chapters. Don't like it, don't read it. It's that simple.

had to get that off my chest.

overall I enjoyed it, though I do feel it's kind of a stretch that Clarke's parents are miraculously alive living on earth. and I will admit, it's kind of cheesy and cliché that

Spoiler

Bellamy and Wells are half brothers

I did find myself frustrated when Clarke temporarily forgave Wells, but it didn't last long, so I got over it pretty quickly.

I personally like having Glass's story because it gives you a more personal insight to what is going on back up in the Colony while the others are on Earth. I thought her space walk to get back into phoenix was pretty neat, though it did have a huge Titanic feel to it.

I look forward to the next book

nicole953's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.25

shhchar's review against another edition

2.0

I couldn't deal with the cheesy plot or badly written characters. The only thing that really motivated me to read it in the beginning was that I really love the TV show. Not that I'm delusional that they are the same thing, as the TV show has well-rounded characters with motives that are easy to comprehend and well thought-out, while this book was just sort of a mess.

You never see under the veil of any of these characters; you just have to take them at face value. Bellamy goes through these weird mood swings that, I mean if you compare them to the TV show he does go through mood swings, are totally uncalled for (including the time he was ready to kill Clarke for no apparent reason other than that she had lied to him one time.) There are also a lot of flashbacks that are thrown in, some of them are good, but it's really hit or miss. For example: the whole past romance that Bellamy had is added to give a little drama where no drama is really needed.

"What was the plot of this book?" you may ask. Well I cannot tell you, because there wasn't really one. It is pretty much a continuation of the first novel in which the people in the dropship are struggling for air. And the people on the ground are struggling to deal with teenage angst. The whole thing is written with very basic writing that inspires no one.

I could go on but I really ought to read something that's worth my time. I do recommend the TV show but I do not recommend this series.

melissamoon's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0