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A review by jennifermreads
Strangelets by Michelle Gagnon
3.0
A group of six teens from all around the world find themselves locked away in a hospital with no apparent way out. How did they get there?
Michelle Gagnon has something about starting books in hospitals with unending hallways!! Well, it works for her. And this was a suspenseful, thrilling read with a bit of an abrupt ending. It truly was a page-turner until the very end and then it was like “Well, ok, that was a good explanation for what happened but … maybe a little too neat?”
The characters were ones that you could root for but were kept human with what-are-you-doing moments. The action and the question of where they are will keep you turning the pages rapidly. The explanation and wrap-up had me thinking “Doctor Who episode anyone?” – and I do not mean that in a bad way as I love Who!
I think this is going to be one of those hard-to-pitch books because you just don’t want to say too much for fear of giving away plot points. But I especially liked that, in this day of series after series, this is a stand-alone read that reasonably contained the entire story within its covers.
Michelle Gagnon has something about starting books in hospitals with unending hallways!! Well, it works for her. And this was a suspenseful, thrilling read with a bit of an abrupt ending. It truly was a page-turner until the very end and then it was like “Well, ok, that was a good explanation for what happened but … maybe a little too neat?”
The characters were ones that you could root for but were kept human with what-are-you-doing moments. The action and the question of where they are will keep you turning the pages rapidly. The explanation and wrap-up had me thinking “Doctor Who episode anyone?” – and I do not mean that in a bad way as I love Who!
I think this is going to be one of those hard-to-pitch books because you just don’t want to say too much for fear of giving away plot points. But I especially liked that, in this day of series after series, this is a stand-alone read that reasonably contained the entire story within its covers.