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A review by actuallycandy
The Disasters by M.K. England
3.0
The Disasters - A Robinson Crusoe Science Fiction Adventure with a band of expelled academy students?
That sums up how this book felt for me. It was like a splash of Robinson Crusoe meets Lost in Space. All the high stake issues that the teens go through makes the group escape unscathed. The plot fast paced and the expected adrenaline you would normally get from the high stakes melts away like butter because the resolve is almost immediately on the next page. But for all the predictable wins this group faced I have to say the author had a great premise for the book.
The pros about this book is obvious, DIVERSITY. With a cast of characters that basically cover all aspects of race and sexuality it still missed something... Character development. Understandably this is YA, so no killing - bummer if you ask me. The characters had an entire arsenal at their disposal at one point but had sleep inducing weapons? Not real weapons with bullets or lasers etc. Convenient? Absolutely. Granted this book is targeted for a younger audience so it definitely hits that PG rating and I would recommend parents to pass this onto their kids to read.
The book written from the pilots view (Nax) is my favourite aspect of the book. As a fellow aero sexual myself it was great to hear about the spaceships components and HUD systems etc. I genuinely liked Rion and Zee the most and wished their characters were explored a lot more.
The cons? Well there are a few. I did not feel the romantic connection between Case, Rion and Nax. It seemed superficial and I was not rooting for any relationship which is unlike me I might add. Although its YA I was hoping for the weapons they had to have real bullets, the spaceship to have manned guns and some actual combat. Majority of the book was the characters running to avoid legal retaliation. Missed opportunity if you ask me.
Although I had issues with this book I did not have the heart to rate it lower than 3 stars. I can see what the author was going for. If I am honest, if I were a 14 year old kid or younger I would absolutely love this book. It was made for the young reader in mind and it is a great first step into science fiction. I would recommend this book to all parents looking for a science fiction book that is young adult or middle grade. Looking forward to reading more of M. K. England's books!
That sums up how this book felt for me. It was like a splash of Robinson Crusoe meets Lost in Space. All the high stake issues that the teens go through makes the group escape unscathed. The plot fast paced and the expected adrenaline you would normally get from the high stakes melts away like butter because the resolve is almost immediately on the next page. But for all the predictable wins this group faced I have to say the author had a great premise for the book.
The pros about this book is obvious, DIVERSITY. With a cast of characters that basically cover all aspects of race and sexuality it still missed something... Character development. Understandably this is YA, so no killing - bummer if you ask me. The characters had an entire arsenal at their disposal at one point but had sleep inducing weapons? Not real weapons with bullets or lasers etc. Convenient? Absolutely. Granted this book is targeted for a younger audience so it definitely hits that PG rating and I would recommend parents to pass this onto their kids to read.
The book written from the pilots view (Nax) is my favourite aspect of the book. As a fellow aero sexual myself it was great to hear about the spaceships components and HUD systems etc. I genuinely liked Rion and Zee the most and wished their characters were explored a lot more.
The cons? Well there are a few. I did not feel the romantic connection between Case, Rion and Nax. It seemed superficial and I was not rooting for any relationship which is unlike me I might add. Although its YA I was hoping for the weapons they had to have real bullets, the spaceship to have manned guns and some actual combat. Majority of the book was the characters running to avoid legal retaliation. Missed opportunity if you ask me.
Although I had issues with this book I did not have the heart to rate it lower than 3 stars. I can see what the author was going for. If I am honest, if I were a 14 year old kid or younger I would absolutely love this book. It was made for the young reader in mind and it is a great first step into science fiction. I would recommend this book to all parents looking for a science fiction book that is young adult or middle grade. Looking forward to reading more of M. K. England's books!