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A review by syren96
Shooter by Caroline Pignat
4.0
ARC provided by Penguin Random House and Goodreads First-Reads
I think that the promo as The Breakfast Club meets We Need To Talk About Kevin is a fairly accurate one, but I would throw in a tie to [b:Seven Ways We Lie|26240663|Seven Ways We Lie|Riley Redgate|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1446761258s/26240663.jpg|45472548]. The multiple POV and different formats for different voices reminded me very much of that.
As I said in my review for the aforementioned Seven Ways We Lie, it can be really difficult to pull off multiple distinct voices, and to have them all be developed. I found that there were some chapters where I had to glance back to remind myself of who's POV we were in, but generally speaking this was well-achieved.
I liked that there wasn't an attempt to demonize the "Shooter" in the story as I feel like the better books that have tackled this subject have also managed to avoid this. We are reminded that the person committing this crime is still human, and has their own motivation/reasoning for their choices, as much as we may struggle to empathize with those reasons.
I could have read this in one sitting if I didn't start reading it so late yesterday. Overall, it was well-paced, well-written and an interesting read.
I think that the promo as The Breakfast Club meets We Need To Talk About Kevin is a fairly accurate one, but I would throw in a tie to [b:Seven Ways We Lie|26240663|Seven Ways We Lie|Riley Redgate|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1446761258s/26240663.jpg|45472548]. The multiple POV and different formats for different voices reminded me very much of that.
As I said in my review for the aforementioned Seven Ways We Lie, it can be really difficult to pull off multiple distinct voices, and to have them all be developed. I found that there were some chapters where I had to glance back to remind myself of who's POV we were in, but generally speaking this was well-achieved.
I liked that there wasn't an attempt to demonize the "Shooter" in the story as I feel like the better books that have tackled this subject have also managed to avoid this. We are reminded that the person committing this crime is still human, and has their own motivation/reasoning for their choices, as much as we may struggle to empathize with those reasons.
I could have read this in one sitting if I didn't start reading it so late yesterday. Overall, it was well-paced, well-written and an interesting read.